Investment Instruments

According to reports from LIMRA and the IRI, sales of indexed annuities and variable annuities were up in 2010.

Americans who were afraid to open their 401(k) statements during the recession are finding good news inside the envelope now: For the most part, their accounts have come all the way back and then some.

Trends that will shape insurance in 2011 include guarantees, hybrid/combination long-term care products, voluntary coverage, product riders and flexible income options, predicts Mark Konen, president of Lincoln Insurance and Retirement Solutions.

Transamerica Retirement Services ranked as one of the leading retirement services providers, according to Chatham Partners' 2010 Client Satisfaction Analysis.

MedAmerica is launching FlexCare, a long-term care insurance product, which is distributed through AIMS Benefit Solutions.

of the 14.8 percent of companies that suspended matching contributions in the last three years in the last three years, 39.3 percent have restored them and 37.8 percent are planning to restore them within the next six months.