Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Are Variable Immediate Annuities Obsolete?
By John OsullivanThe minimum guaranteed withdrawal benefit for life on variable annuities is often mentioned as a logical solution to a customer's income needs.Also called the life ...
September 01, 2006
Raymond James Gets ResultsIn the continuing evolution of the investment industry, one consistent trend has been the gradual reduction in fees, expenses--and commissions--that investors pay for most investment...
September 01, 2006
Risk ManagerWhen financial planners talk about how the profession has advanced over the years, one of the prime examples given is that of Monte Carlo simulation...
August 03, 2006
Garden State Sets EIA Participation MinimumNew Jersey regulators say issuers of equity indexed annuities should let purchasers participate in at least 30% of the increase in the relevant index.Steven Goldman, ...
August 03, 2006
Garden State Sets EIA Participation MinimumNew Jersey regulators say issuers of equity indexed annuities should let purchasers participate in at least 30% of the increase in the relevant index.Steven Goldman, ...
July 20, 2006
FA Deposits Soar At AllstateA decision to sell certain securities and a charge related to the sale of variable annuities nipped financial unit results at the Allstate Corp. during ...
July 20, 2006
FA Deposits Soar At AllstateA decision to sell certain securities and a charge related to the sale of variable annuities nipped financial unit results at the Allstate Corp. during ...
July 14, 2006
SEC Puts VAs On Summit AgendaThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says it will be discussing its concerns about variable annuities Monday during a "seniors summit."Most of the event, which ...