Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
NAIC's Latest Suitability Effort Elicits Mixed Reactions
By Jim ConnollyNAICs Latest Suitability Effort Elicits Mixed ReactionsByRegulators latest effort to ensure suitable annuity sales to consumers is receiving general approval for its focus on the ...
February 16, 2003
More Agents Asking How Guarantees In VAs Are BackedMore Agents Asking How Guarantees In VAs Are BackedByChanges in the market often affect the way financial services advisors do business by virtue of changing ...
February 09, 2003
Regulators Tackling Minimum Interest Rates And VA Capital RequirementsByTwo regulatory projects currently under way could have a major impact on annuities. The first would impact minimum crediting rates and product development for fixed ...
February 07, 2003
Hancock Reports Higher 4th Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Feb. 7, 12:37 p.m. -- John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, is reporting $113 million in net income for the ...
February 06, 2003
Rating Agency Pans DAC AssumptionsNU Online News Service, Jan. 6, 3:33 p.m. -- U.S. insurers may be using overly optimistic assumptions about variable annuities in financial statements developed ...
January 30, 2003
Hartford Increases VA SalesNU Online News Service, Jan. 30, 1:07 p.m. -- Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, says it increased sales of variable annuities 15% in ...
January 27, 2003
Analyst: Bush Plan Would Hurt Annuity SalesNU Online News Service, Jan. 27, 10:22 a.m. -- President George W. Bush's proposal to eliminate the tax on stock dividends would devastate life ...
January 22, 2003
AnnuityNet Handles 165,000 TransactionsNU Online News Service, Jan. 22, 9:41 a.m. -- AnnuityNet Inc., Herndon, Va., says it processed about 165,000 annuity transactions in 2002.The transactions included ...