Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
NASD Official Calls For
By Staff WriterNational Association of Securities Dealers Chairman Robert Glauber says the self-regulatory organization wants to change the way annuities are regulated.Glauber told attendees at an enforcement ...
November 15, 2005
Hartford Jumps Into Lifetime Withdrawal FrayHartford Financial Services Group Inc. is leaping into the competition to give consumers more options for generating lifetime retirement income streams.[@@]Hartford, Hartford, is introducing ...
November 12, 2005
NASD Head Singles Out EIAs In SpeechA top official at the National Association of Securities Dealers says too many equity-indexed annuity sellers are portraying them as no-risk products.[@@]Robert Glauber, chairman ...
November 09, 2005
Can The Inde Annuity Boom Continue?Equity-indexed annuities have been the hottest product in the annuity market for the last four years. Sales have grown from $6.5 billion in 2001 ...
October 26, 2005
EIA Advocate Calls For Stand Against NASDThe insurance industry should stand up to efforts by the National Association of Securities Dealers to regulate equity-indexed annuities.[@@]Joan Boros, a partner at Jorden ...
October 26, 2005
NASD Head, In Speech, Singles Out EIAsA top official at the National Association of Securities Dealers says too many equity-indexed annuity sellers are portraying them as no-risk products.Robert Glauber, chairman ...
October 19, 2005
Tougher VA Oversight May Boost WirehousesEfforts by the National Association of Securities Dealers to regulate sales of variable annuities more tightly may favor wirehouses over other VA retailers.[@@]Andrew Kligerman, ...