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While fee-based variable annuities were growing even prior to the announcement of the DOL fiduciary rule, and growth did slow in 2016, it still improved year over year.

With all the focus on the tax reform bill and the repeal of the individual health insurance mandate, the Health Insurance Tax has slipped under the radar.

As the nations bill for drug and genetic tests has climbed to an estimated $8.5 billion a year, theres mounting suspicion among health insurers that some testing may do more to boost profit margins than help treat patients.

Employers believe that the CVS-Aetna merger and other potential M&A deals in the industry are going to impact how people access health care - and how employers design their future health care strategies.

Corporate pension funds like bonds as a way of minimizing volatility, but companies might not have to issue as many bonds under the tax bill.

The CIO of the largest pension fund in the world offers predictions on AI, technology, and ESG investing.

A subtle but highly controversial provision of the Senates version of the tax reform bill, 'FIFO,' that would increase the capital gains exposure for millions of retirees has been pulled from the reconciled tax bill, according to a source speaking on background.

Increased interest from institutional investors is driving the increasethanks in part to the lower fees charged by CITs.