Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Suitability: The Rules Are Changing
By John L. Olsen, CLU, ChFC, AEPIt used to be that the rules governing when an annuity recommendation was considered "suitable" depended upon whether the annuity in question was a variable contract.
April 28, 2010
Suitability: The Rules Are ChangingIt used to be that the rules governing when an annuity recommendation was considered "suitable" depended upon whether the annuity in question was a variable contract.
April 01, 2010
GLB: Consumer interest still strongDespite a slight dip in election rates, consumer interest in variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits remained high at the end of 2009. After...
April 01, 2010
Annuity Sales IncreaseTwo reports released in late February by the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) found that the sales of both fixed and variable annuities continued to recover...
April 01, 2010
The Accidental WholesalerNo one dreams of becoming a wholesaler one day. Not even Jerry Padilla, who happens to be a very good one. Grueling, humbling, sometimes thankless...
March 31, 2010
Fiduciary standardsBig surprise. Senator Dodd caved in to what I imagine was great political pressure and most of us won't become fiduciaries, at least for a time.
March 31, 2010
Fiduciary standardsBig surprise. Senator Dodd caved in to what I imagine was great political pressure and most of us won't become fiduciaries, at least for a time.
March 29, 2010
Banks Annuity Sales PlungeAnnuity sales in banks have gotten off to a poor start this year, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.