“Given so many Baby Boomers are retiring or preparing for retirement, it is not surprising that advisers are seeing more of their business dominated by the needs of these consumers,” says Jafor Iqbal, ...

While it may be hard to believe, most pre-retirees and retired clients who work with a financial adviser do not have a written retirement income plan, according to new research from LIMRA Secure ...

WINDSOR, Conn., Oct. 22, 2014 — A new LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute study found that the more knowledge someone has about annuities, the more likely they are to have a positive attitude about them ...

Guess what? The rich are not that different from the rest of us. Turns out, like most folks, their top concern about retirement is whether they’ll be able to maintain their standard of living, ...

The baby boomer generation has rippled across the past half-century, creating increased interest in and demand for products and services that fit the generation’s lifestyle. For insurance agents that ...

WASHINGTON — Jafor Iqbal wonders if advisers are from Mars and retirees are from Venus. It's a vast gap between these two groups, especially when it comes to what each thinks are the risks in ...

WASHINGTON — Jafor Iqbal wonders if advisers are from Mars and retirees are from Venus. It's a vast gap between these two groups, especially when it comes to what each thinks are the risks in ...

In 2012, deferred income annuities (DIAs) were offered by only five or six insurance companies, according to Jafor Iqbal, assistant vice president at LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute. Total sales ...

The more knowledge investors have about annuities, the more likely they are to positively perceive and own them, according to a LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute study. The LIMRA study examines ...