Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Annuity Specialist Strategies for 2011 and Beyond
By Cathy WeatherfordAs we enter an era of retirement planning aptly dubbed "The New Normal," producers are preparing to work with clients who have weathered the past few years conservatively and with a great deal of caution.
January 07, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Banks Sell More Variable AnnuitiesBanks are reporting a drop in fixed annuity sales - and an increase in variable annuity sales - for November 2010.
January 06, 2011
Genworth Drops Variable AnnuitiesGenworth Financial Inc. says it is discontinuing new sales of retail variable annuities and group variable annuities.
January 06, 2011
Genworth Drops Variable AnnuitiesGenworth Financial Inc. says it is discontinuing new sales of retail variable annuities and group variable annuities.
January 06, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Banks Sell More Variable AnnuitiesBanks are reporting a drop in fixed annuity sales - and an increase in variable annuity sales - for November 2010.
January 04, 2011
The Contrarian Sales Approach to Describing Annuity DrawbacksThe assertion that many annuity agents make sales without adequately disclosing the product's drawbacks has dogged the industry for years, causing a regrettable amount of damage to our industry's public image.
January 03, 2011
The Contrarian Sales Approach to Describing Annuity DrawbacksThe assertion that many annuity agents make sales without adequately disclosing the product's drawbacks has dogged the industry for years, causing a regrettable amount of damage to our industry's public image.
December 02, 2010
LIMRA: VA Living Benefits Guarantees Still CommonThe vast majority of U.S. consumers who bought individual variable annuities in the third quarter bought a contract together with a guaranteed living benefits feature.