Need for Clear Annuities Standard

Accounting Technology, July, 2006

Consumers, companies, and sales professionals deserve better, more efficient regulation that reflects dynamic product changes and increasing consumer expectations, not the disorganized and inconsistent patchwork of laws and regulations that exist today, says Brian Atchison, president and CEO of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association.

"Consumers purchasing annuities and other financial service products should be adequately protected, no matter who regulates the products they consider." (c) 2006 Accounting Technology and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved.