Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
SEC Announces VA Enforcement Actions
By Allison BellNU Online News Service, May 20, 2004, 2:43 p.m. EDT -- NASD, Washington, has fined 3 securities firms in connection with allegations of problems ...
May 11, 2004
Thrivent Merges 2 FundsNU Online News Service, May 11, 2004, 12:29 p.m. EDT -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, Wis., has merged 2 of its funds.[@@]The company ...
May 06, 2004
NASD Pushing New Oversight Requirements For Variable AnnuitiesNASD Pushing New Oversight Requirements For Variable AnnuitiesByWashingtonDeferred variable annuities would come under a new set of suitability, disclosure and principal review requirements under a ...
May 03, 2004
Nationwide To Publish Allocation RecommendationsNU Online News Service, May 3, 2004, 2:43 p.m. EDT -- Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, will be publishing a quarterly report for ...
April 27, 2004
NASD Wants Tougher VA Sales RulesNU Online News Service, April 27, 2004,12:00 p.m ? The National Association of Securities Dealers has proposed a new rule that would impose stricter ...
April 26, 2004
Conning: VAs Return To ProfitabilityNU Online News Service, April 26, 2004, 5:34 p.m. EDT -- Variable annuities returned to profitability in 2003.[@@]Preliminary figures from Conning Research & Consulting, ...
April 20, 2004
Manulife Adds Venture VA RiderNU Online News Service, April 20, 2004, 5:11 p.m. EDT -- Manulife USA, Boston, has introduced the Triple Protection Rider for use with its ...
March 24, 2004
Coventry Now Buys Unwanted Variable AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, March 24, 2004, 12:05 p.m. EST -- Coventry First L.L.C., Fort Washington, Pa., has started buying consumers' unwanted variable annuities.[@@]Coventry ...