Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Ameriprise Posts 45% Jump in Variable Annuity Sales
By Allison BellDemand rose for variable universal life products that affluent clients can use to build cash value.
June 17, 2024
How to Explain RILAs BetterThe annuities have a reputation for being complicated. Maybe you can fix that.
June 09, 2024
How to Talk to Clients About RILAs' RoleSome of the annuities are better at building assets, and some are better at generating income.
June 03, 2024
Celebrating Annuity Awareness Month With a Look at RILAsYou're aware of RILAs, but do you understand RILAs?
May 23, 2024
5 Reasons RILAs Are So HotRobin Raju, Equitable's chief financial officer, gave Wall Street a primer on what's making the annuities irresistible.
May 22, 2024
Connecticut Puts Phoenix Life and Annuity Issuer in RehabThe move will limit the amount of cash life and annuity customers can get from sources backed by PHL's own assets.
May 21, 2024
Annuity Advisor Settles With SEC Over Product RecommendationsRaymond Lent should have considered offering clients fee-based contracts, agency officials said.
May 21, 2024
Wade Pfau Makes Case for RILAs as Income ProtectorsHis modeling shows how partial protection against market downturns could boost portfolio performance.