Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
What’s a Confounder?
By James J. GreenAs in a study looking at retirement ages and mortality, researchers need to be on the lookout for "confounding" variables.
April 08, 2016
New DOL rule will force insurers to adaptS&P analysts project that the final DOL fiduciary rule will have a particular impact on variable and fixed index annuities, a $190 billion market.
March 07, 2016
What's next for variable annuities after DOL fiduciary rule?Most industry experts do not expect VAs to fade away once the DOL rule finally takes its definite shape -- but they will have to evolve.
March 07, 2016
What's next for variable annuities after DOL fiduciary rule?Most industry experts do not expect VAs to fade away once the DOL rule finally takes its definite shape -- but they will have to evolve.
March 07, 2016
FIA sales skyrocket as VA sales waneThe numbers dont lie: Fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) are hot.
March 07, 2016
FIA sales skyrocket as VA sales waneThe numbers dont lie: Fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) are hot.
March 01, 2016
What’s Next for Variable Annuities After DOL Fiduciary Rule?VAs will have to evolve once the DOL fiduciary rule is finalized. Fee-based VAs or rider-free annuities may fit the bill, Byrnes and Bloink write.
December 31, 2015
Investment-only variable annuities: Who should invest in them?Not all annuities are created equal, and the variable annuity landscape in particular is always changing. No wonder consumers are confused.