October 14, 2008
Please - do not limit the avenues for the public to become mindful of and consider investment opportunities that have protected principal provisions. We are in a time that very clearly points to the value and importance of having protected options available (Fixed Index Annuities) through many distribution channels.
State Insurance regulation very thoroughly supervises the stringent compliance safeguards. These can always be improved - as can safeguards on accounts the SEC currently oversees.