Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
LIMRA Reports Jump In VA Production
By Staff WriterTotal U.S. sales of individual annuities climbed to $59 billion during the fourth quarter of 2006, up 9% from the total for the fourth quarter ...
March 16, 2007
Bank Brokerage Sales Off In JanuaryThe brokerage business in community banks and credit unions in January was 10% below the level set in January 2006.The PrimeVest/ING Index of Community Bank ...
March 01, 2007
Bank Annuity Sales Rise In DecemberThanks largely to increased demand for variable annuities, bank sales of annuities in December 2006 were up 7% over the total from a year earlier, ...
March 01, 2007
The No-Load Alternative"People want a check that won't run out," says Mitch Politzer matter of factly, in discussing the needs of retirees. After all, he says, retirement...
February 18, 2007
Good Suitability Screening Makes Good Sense For Annuity SalesHardly a day goes by that there is not something reported in the trade press or even in the general financial press about suitability issues ...
February 18, 2007
Good Suitability Screening Makes Good Sense For Annuity SalesHardly a day goes by that there is not something reported in the trade press or even in the general financial press about suitability issues ...
February 18, 2007
NASD: Comp Not Valid Reason To Convert Rep's BusinessA financial services company is not supposed to replace all of the variable annuities held by customers of a rep who comes over from a ...
February 18, 2007
NASD: Comp Not Valid Reason To Convert Rep's BusinessA financial services company is not supposed to replace all of the variable annuities held by customers of a rep who comes over from a ...