Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Tillinghast Develops Annuity Management Tools
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, April 13, 2005, 3:45 p.m. EDTAn actuarial firm has introduced 2 software programs for life insurers that write variable annuities.[@@]The ...
March 30, 2005
Waddell & Reed Brokers Continue To Sell In MissouriA Kansas financial services company is facing more fallout from past efforts to put distance between itself and its old corporate parent.[@@]Missouri Securities Commissioner ...
March 23, 2005
SEC Rule Needs Revisitingby Joan E. BorosIt has been over 40 years since the federal courts held that variable annuities were securities and subject to the Investment Company ...
March 23, 2005
Broker Faces Missouri Suspension Over VA ExchangesBroker Faces Missouri Suspension Over VA ExchangesBy ARTHUR d. pOSTALWashingtonMissouri Securities Commissioner David Cosgrove issued a March 25 order suspending for 14 days, starting on ...
March 16, 2005
Agency Announces VUL Market-Timing FineBetter watch out for variable insurance prospectuses that fail to make allowances for policyholders who want to rebalance their portfolios.[@@]The National Association of Securities ...
March 16, 2005
NASD Re-examining Policy On VA Sales ContestsNASD Re-examining Policy On VA Sales ContestsBy ARTHUR D. POSTALWASHINGTONThe National Association of Securities Dealers says it is re-examining its policies on sales contests as ...
March 10, 2005
Allianz Offers Enhanced VANU Online News Service, March 10, 2005, 3:00 p.m. ESTAllianz Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis is offering a guaranteed minimum income benefit as part of ...
March 10, 2005
VA Assets Up, Sales Down In Fourth QuarterNU Online News Service, March 10, 2005, 3:15 p.m. ESTThe combined net assets of U.S. variable annuities rose to $1.1 trillion at the end ...