Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
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November 28, 2016
DOL rule puts a damper on Cerulli’s VA sales forecastCerulli Associates forecasts that variable annuity sales will continue to decline at an annualized rate of nearly 10 percent through 2017 and 2018.
October 05, 2016
Obliging consumers, more insurers rolling out fee-based productsAmericans are more likely to want to pay a flat fee up front for advice on insurance and investment needs, according to a LIMRA survey.
October 05, 2016
Obliging consumers, more insurers rolling out fee-based productsAmericans are more likely to want to pay a flat fee up front for advice on insurance and investment needs, according to a LIMRA survey.
September 27, 2016
MetLife offers staff buyouts in Japan amid office consolidationNon-sales employees who are 45 or older and have been with the insurer for at least three years will get as much as two years of monthly pay if they decide to leave.
September 22, 2016
Hartford said to enlist JPMorgan to sell annuity runoff businessHartford has been moving away from variable annuities for several years as it turns its focus to its auto insurance business.
September 22, 2016
Hartford said to enlist JPMorgan to sell annuity runoff businessHartford has been moving away from variable annuities for several years as it turns its focus to its auto insurance business.
August 02, 2016
What’s behind the surge in fixed indexed annuity sales?FIAs have been selling like hot cakes at a time when overall annuity sales are flat and variable annuity sales are declining.