Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
1Q VA Sales Hit $40 Billion--Again
By Frank OconnorThe 1st quarter of 2007 saw variable annuity sales exceed $40 billion for the second time in a year. New sales of $40.1 billion were ...
May 01, 2007
Built to LastResearch: If the price is right, does it matter which company guarantees an annuity? Stout: My opinion would be yes. Price is really not even the...
April 04, 2007
A Big Year for Variable AnnuitiesNAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions (formerly the National Association of Variable Annuities) announced March 28 that total VA sales for 2006 were $157.3 billion, representing an 18.2% increase from 2005's sales of $133.1 billion.
March 29, 2007
Compensation Divides Annuity SellersTo expand the market for annuities, insurers have to win over fee-based financial advisors.Researchers at Cerulli Associates, Boston, have published that conclusion in a new ...
March 29, 2007
Compensation Divides Annuity SellersTo expand the market for annuities, insurers have to win over fee-based financial advisors.Researchers at Cerulli Associates, Boston, have published that conclusion in a new ...
March 22, 2007
LIMRA Reports Jump In VA ProductionTotal 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 22, 2007
LIMRA Reports Jump In VA ProductionTotal 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 18, 2007
VA Sales Hit $155 Billion In 2006New sales (excluding internal VA to VA exchanges) of variable annuities totaled $154.9 billion in 2006, an amount that was in line with earlier projections ...