Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Guarantees Require Stiff Due Diligence
By Jonathan NealOver the past couple of years, I have gone out of my way to attend a number of product- specific seminars to listen to wholesalers pitch the value derived from offering guaranteed benefits on variable and index annuity products. For the most part,
December 03, 2007
U.S. Individual Annuity Sales SoarTotal U.S. individual variable annuity sales climbed to $46 billion in the third quarter, up 23% from the total for the third quarter of 2006, ...
December 03, 2007
U.S. Individual Annuity Sales SoarTotal U.S. individual variable annuity sales climbed to $46 billion in the third quarter, up 23% from the total for the third quarter of 2006, ...
December 03, 2007
U.S. Individual Annuity Sales SoarTotal U.S. individual variable annuity sales climbed to $46 billion in the third quarter, up 23% from the total for the third quarter of 2006, ...
December 03, 2007
U.S. Individual Annuity Sales SoarTotal U.S. individual variable annuity sales climbed to $46 billion in the third quarter, up 23% from the total for the third quarter of 2006, ...
November 11, 2007
FINRA Sets Rule 2821 Effective DateNew suitability guidance for deferred variable annuities requires registered representatives to make a "reasonable effort" to obtain the information need to gauge the suitability of ...
November 11, 2007
FINRA Sets Rule 2821 Effective DateNew suitability guidance for deferred variable annuities requires registered representatives to make a "reasonable effort" to obtain the information need to gauge the suitability of ...
November 04, 2007
Regulators Take Heat At Symposium Over New VA Rule 2821Key provisions of a new variable annuity suitability rule were the focus of sharp questions that attendees addressed to a panel of experts at the ...