Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
January 24, 2022
Supreme Court Rules 7th Circuit Erred in Annuity Plan Fiduciary CaseThe justices ruled 8-0 that a 403(b) plan can have ERISA problems, even if it offers participants many choices.
January 20, 2022
Mandating Retirement Readiness CheckupsClients get their teeth checked. And their eyes. Why not their nest eggs?
January 20, 2022
S&P Analysts Look at U.S. Annuity Market, See CannibalsThe rating agency expects RILAs to take share from other products, rather than expanding overall sales.
January 13, 2022
American Life Puts S&P 500 ESG Index on the Menus: Annuity MovesGreat American and Security Benefit also have annuity news.
January 10, 2022
Blockchain Technology and Life InsuranceAn estate planning veteran looks at what Bitcoin and DeFi could mean for the industry.
December 22, 2021
Will All Annuity Issuers Move to Bermuda?And six other questions about the income protection world for 2022.
December 17, 2021
Scott Romine to Lead Jackson National's Distribution Arm: Personnel MovesSammons, Word & Brown, RetireOne, HealthSherpa and Cigna also have personnel news.
December 17, 2021
Should Your Client Buy a RILA?Here are five questions to consider about registered index-linked annuities.
December 16, 2021
Rising Interest Rates Could Help Me: Nationwide Annuity ExecEric Henderson talks about a product that can zig when many others zag.