Is it an insurance product? Or a security? The SEC adopts indexed annuity governance rule

The SEC adopts indexed annuity governance rule
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The longstanding debate between insurance regulators and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding jurisdiction of indexed annuities came to a head on December 17, 2008 as the SEC adopted Rule 151A under the Securities Act of 1933 governing indexed annuities.