Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
In Response to: referral-based selling
By Staff WriterIn response to "Three tips to boost referral-based selling"
July 31, 2010
10 steps to sell more variable annuitiesInterested in gaining more traction in the lucrative but challenging world of VAs? Follow these basic but fundamental strategies and you'll get far more interest from your prospects.
July 28, 2010
IRI: Variable Annuity Benefits Increasingly GenerousPace of filings slows, as benefits, fees increase
July 21, 2010
A Sea Change for Variable Annuities: Investments Come to the ForeOver the last few years, consumers have focused on the need for guaranteed retirement income. Not surprisingly, variable annuity living benefits sales rose. Now that companies have repriced their living benefits in order to reduce risk, will they drop?
July 20, 2010
A Sea Change for Variable Annuities: Investments Come to the ForeOver the last few years, consumers have focused on the need for guaranteed retirement income. Not surprisingly, variable annuity living benefits sales rose. Now that companies have repriced their living benefits in order to reduce risk, will they drop?
July 09, 2010
Quiz Question: Do Variable or Index Annuity GLWBs Produce Higher Income? Yes!Guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits (GLWBs) apply a predetermined withdrawal percentage to an annuity account value and guarantee the withdrawals will continue until death, even if the account runs out of money.
July 08, 2010
Jefferson National White Paper Says Variable Annuities Offer 'Tax-Efficient Frontier'A Jefferson National Life Insurance white paper on portfolio management says tax efficiency will emerge as a "significant new imperative" as taxes rise and and financial advisors can mitigate clients' risk with a new category of variable annuity.
June 29, 2010
Pacific Life introduces new optional withdrawal benefit for variable annuitiesPacific Life, Newport Beach, Calif., has launched CoreIncome Advantage5, an optional benefit available with its variable annuities.