A Dallas-based advisor files a class-action lawsuit against Ohio National Life Insurance for cutting trailing commissions on some annuity contracts, the first one representing all advisors. It may not be the last.
The annuity allows for advisors to charge their fees, up to 1.5 percent annual average contract value, without impacting any applicable living benefit or death benefit bases.
The push to make an RIA-friendly, more transparent annuity is on, as insurers and distribution companies grapple with rewriting the investment and compensation models for longevity protection.