Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Extreme makeover: Variable annuity edition
By Maria WoodAs guaranteed living benefit riders in VAs get more expensive to hedge, several carriers are reworking their products.
September 21, 2012
Innovator or fraudster?In the world of insurance, innovation is rewarded richly...but only to a point. Then it gets punished.
September 21, 2012
Innovator or fraudster?In the world of insurance, innovation is rewarded richly...but only to a point. Then it gets punished.
September 13, 2012
TacticalityBuy-and-hold investing giving you disappointing returns? A more tactical approach might be necessary.
August 31, 2012
Morningstar: Many Variable Annuities Got New Look in Q2Carriers continue to cope with low interest rates by altering the benefits in their products.
August 31, 2012
Morningstar: Many Variable Annuities Got New Look in Q2Carriers continue to cope with low interest rates by altering the benefits in their products.
August 29, 2012
How annuity benefits are shrinkingWith Treasury rates so low, several annuity providers have trimmed benefits or hiked the price of riders.