Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Regulators Send Message To Sellers Of Securities: Beware
By Jeffrey S. Puretz, Michael D. PappasRegulators Send Message To Sellers Of Securities: BewareSecurities regulators have continued to target practices used by broker-dealers to sell variable annuities and have started targeting ...
July 06, 2003
About Conservative Investing In Variable ProductsAbout Conservative Investing In Variable ProductsPeople do need to invest to reflect their own risk profile, says John Fenton, a principal with Tillinghast in the ...
July 02, 2003
Kehrer: Banks Sell More Variable AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, July 2, 2003, 1:13 p.m. EDT -- U.S. banks generated $4.25 billion in annuity sales in April, up from $4 ...
July 01, 2003
Left Behind?Variable annuities suffered a blow last month when President Bush's new tax law, the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, failed to...
June 08, 2003
NASD Issues Variable Annuity AlertByUnethical sales practices in the annuity marketplace have increased over the last few years, according to the National Association of Securities Dealers, causing the organization ...
June 03, 2003
NAVA: Total 1st Quarter VA Flow Climbs 11%NU Online News Service, June 3, 2003, 12:40 p.m. EDT -- U.S. variable annuities attracted $29 billion in premiums during the first quarter, up ...
May 01, 2003
Hancock Reports Higher 1st Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, May 1, 2003, 7:04 p.m. EDT -- John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, is reporting $253 million in net income ...
May 01, 2003
Prudential Closes On American SkandiaNU Online News Service, May 1, 2003, 6:38 p.m. EDT -- Prudential Financial Inc., Newark, N.J., has completed previously announced plans to acquire American ...