NAIC annuity guidance updates divide insurance and advisory groups

May 14, 2026 by John Hilton

Insurance and financial planning groups are clashing over whether and how regulators should expand guidance tied to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ best-interest annuity sales rule.

In a pair of comment letters, industry trade groups defended the current framework while the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards argues the model regulation falls short of true fiduciary standards.

Read at INN

Originally Posted at InsuranceNewsNet on May 13, 2026 by John Hilton.