Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Pru Completes Purchase Of VA Business
By Staff WriterPrudential Financial Inc. has closed on a previously announced acquisition of Allstate Financial Inc.'s variable annuity business.Prudential says it invested around $591 million in the ...
May 16, 2006
AIG SunAmerica Adds Lifetime Income FeatureA unit of American International Group Inc. is adding another option to the market for variable annuity lifetime income products.AIG SunAmerica Retirement Markets Inc., Los ...
April 05, 2006
Moody's Survey Measures VA HedgingThe majority of variable annuity manufacturers are starting to use hedging programs to manage risks associated with benefits guarantees.Analysts at Moody's Investors Service, New York, ...
April 05, 2006
Moody's Survey Measures VA HedgingThe majority of variable annuity manufacturers are starting to use hedging programs to manage risks associated with benefits guarantees.Analysts at Moody's Investors Service, New York, ...
April 02, 2006
The Simplicity ExplosionI'm starting to get concerned that insurance companies are so intent on making variable annuities simple and transparent that soon the products will be all ...
April 01, 2006
If the shoe fits...You have to hand it to insurance companies. Given investor skittishness that lingers from the equity market turmoil of five years ago, they have mastered the art of developing products with guarantees that mitigate downside risk. Nowhere are these
March 31, 2006
If the shoe fits...You have to hand it to insurance companies. Given investor skittishness that lingers from the equity market turmoil of five years ago, they have mastered the art of developing products with guarantees that mitigate downside risk. Nowhere are these
March 23, 2006
Organizers Name Annuity Roundtable PanelistsThe National Association of Securities Dealers and the Minnesota Department of Commerce have given more details about an Annuity Roundtable that they will be holding ...