A fifth lawsuit against the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule has been brought by a privately owned insurance agency with a focus on the marketing of fixed indexed annuities.
The Market Synergy Group, a Topeka, Kansas-based licensed insurance agency, partners with insurance companies to distribute annuities through a channel of 11 independent marketing organizations.
Its suit against the Labor Department, which was brought in U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, is narrow in its claim relative to four suits previously filed against the Labor Department.
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Nick Thornton
Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. He greatly enjoys learning from the vast minds in the legal, academic, advisory and money management communities when covering the retirement space. He's also written on international marketing trends, financial institution risk management, defense and energy issues, the restaurant industry in New York City, surfing, cigars, rum, travel, and fishing. When not writing, he's pushing into some land or water.
