Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Independent Agents Sell More VA Bonus Shares
By Jim ConnollyVariable annuity issuers should use different branding strategies for different marketing channels.[@@]Hugh McHaffie, a senior vice president at MetLife Inc., New York, delivered that ...
September 30, 2004
Variable Annuities Are For RetirementReallyDeferred variable annuities get a lot of bad press in the popular media. Virtually every financial publication has, at one time or another, run negative ...
September 30, 2004
The Four Horsemen Of The Annuity WorldThe Four Horsemen Of The Annuity World These trends will drive much of what happens in the next 5 yearsBy Timothy C. PfeiferOne of the ...
September 29, 2004
NAVA: Downturn Proved Value Of VA GuaranteesNU Online News Service, Sept. 29, 2004, 5:39 p.m. EDTThe National Association for Variable Annuities, Reston, Va., says variable annuities proved their worth during ...
September 08, 2004
2nd Quarter Index Annuity Sales At $5.3 BillionByIndex annuity sales hit yet another record in the 2nd quarter of 2004, reaching nearly $5.3 billion, according to Advantage Compendium, a St. Louis, Mo., ...
August 27, 2004
Total VA Sales Increase 1.5%NU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:48 p.m. EDTTotal variable annuity premium flow flattened out in the second quarter.[@@]Total flow, or total sales, ...
August 11, 2004
ACLI Tells NASD: Jettison Proposed Rule On VA SalesACLI Tells NASD: Jettison Proposed Rule On VA SalesA number of financial services industry trade groups are telling the National Association of Securities Dealers that ...
August 02, 2004
Analyst: Competition Squeezes Midsize VA IssuersThe competition to offer rich new variable annuity guarantees might be forcing some midsize U.S. VA players off the field.[@@]Andrew Henckler, an analyst at ...