http://www.limra.com/Research/Retirement.aspx?cid=ResearchRSSRetirement This feed is a comprehensive source of research on products and services central to the retirement market, such as annuities and other retail products, retirement income and planning, and retirement plans. Studies concentrate on multiple aspects of companies’ business practices, from strategy to product development to marketing and distribution. 2009 LIMRA Inc. All Rights Reserved. en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:18:29 EST webmaster@limra.com (Webmaster) Retirement online1@limra.com (Online@Limra.com) http://www.limra.com/images/rss/allResearch_RSS.jpg http://www.limra.com/Research/Retirement.aspx 600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:18:29 EST Did pension sales continue to grow in the third quarter of 2009? Find out by reading this quarterly survey of seven companies' Canadian pension sales and successful retention activity. A confidential report showing individual company data is available to contributors. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10244&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10244&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement What has been the persistency of U.S. annuities in the latest quarter of 2009? This quarterly survey provides both contract and cash value annuity persistency. It measures surrender rates in total and by all combinations of market, product type, distribution channel, and presence of surrender charge. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10239&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10239&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement The Conservative Party is already setting out its stall in anticipation of forming the next UK Government come the general election in 2010. Radical proposals so far include abolishing the Financial Services Authority, Britain's pioneering fiancial services regulator, and raising the State retirement age faster than currently planned. They are also listening to a plan by a consortium of UK life offices to come up with an alternative to the Labour Government's personal savings scheme, due to be introduced in 2012. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10231&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10231&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement At a time when the stock market was in free-fall and economic uncertainty was widespread, variable annuity (VA) products provided guaranteed death benefits to thousands of beneficiaries. How many of these VAs were in the money and paid out more than the account value? http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10232&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10232&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement How big is the U.S. retirement income market? Do retirees and pre-retirees recognize the risks and challenges they face and do they have plans to manage their assets for retirement income? What advice have they received and from whom? What products and solutions are available in the marketplace? The Retirement Income Reference Book has the answers to these questions and more. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10226&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10226&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement Could the future of financial advice lie with the Internet? A survey by UK Prudential revealed that investors would rather consult the Internet for advice than go to a financial adviser, and a UK financial services firm has started a website offering financial advice on pensions, for a fee of 1 per cent of the sum invested. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10214&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10214&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement Exactly how good was 2008 for 401(k) industry sales? The 401(k) Scorecard, which includes information from 19 companies on full-service 401(k) sales in terms of plans, participants, and assets, will help you answer this question. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10207&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10207&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement New stable value and funding agreement product data are available. Twenty-two companies provided sales and assets data for the first and second quarters of 2009. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10210&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10210&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement What are the latest trends for GLWB, GMIB, and the other types of variable annuity GLB rider election rates? You can find them in this report. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10206&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10206&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10203&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10203&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement Do people switch financial advisors when they reach retirement? Find out about the dynamics of advisor-client relationships among retirees and pre-retirees. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10191&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10191&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement Are individual annuity sales bouncing back? This quarterly survey looks at 16 Canadian companies' individual fixed, segregated fund-based, and combination annuity sales activity. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10186&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10186&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement Do changing needs relating to life stage uncover opportunities for advisors and the organizations they represent? This report explores the role that changes in life stage have on consumers' need for financial advice, the types of advisors they use, and how they prefer to interact with their advisors. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10184&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10184&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement This edition of UK Market Briefing has a focus on UK pensioners' responses to the financial crisis. Nearly one in six retired pensioners still have mortgages to pay off, so it isn't surprising that research has found that two-thirds of retirees are carrying on working or considering a return to work. Never was the phrase 'asset rich and cash poor' more true, since research has shown that Britain's pensioners still have over £600bn tied up in housing equity. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10181&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10181&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement When asked why they should own insurance, many people point to its value to protect children. How can companies connect with parents of minor children as they recognize need, seek information, purchase, and obtain service? Explore the ways in which parents sought information or purchased individual products. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10176&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10176&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement How strong were pension sales in the second quarter of 2009? Find out by reading this quarterly survey of seven companies' Canadian pension sales and successful retention activity. A confidential report showing individual company data is available to contributors. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10172&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10172&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement Find how sales of individual annuities fared in the second quarter of 2009. You can also see sales results by product type and by distribution channel. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10170&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10170&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement Were the results of last quarter’s 401(k) sales an anomaly? This report from The 401(k) Scorecard, which includes information from 16 companies on full-service 401(k) sales in terms of plans, participants, and assets, will help you answer this question. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10169&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10169&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement Interested in the not-for-profit retirement market? Second quarter 2009 results are now available. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10167&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10167&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement This bibliography lists nine sources of information on the affluent market in today's economic environment compiled by LIMRA's InfoCenter. http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10162&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement http://www.limra.com/abstracts/abstract.aspx?fid=10162&cid=ResearchRSSRetirement Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:18:29 EST Retirement