Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Ruark: GMWB Use Below Expectations
By staff WriterUse of the guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit option offered with variable annuities has been lower than originally expected.
December 23, 2009
LHATF Posts VA DraftsThe Life and Health Actuarial Task Force has unveiled new drafts of a variable annuity reserving actuarial guideline and of a valuation manual section dealing with VA principles-based reserving requirements.
December 21, 2009
Guarantees and Security in a New EconomyIn a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires reporter Daisy Maxey asked six financial advisors for their recommendations in several areas of consumer finance for 2010.
December 21, 2009
Guarantees and Security in a New EconomyIn a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires reporter Daisy Maxey asked six financial advisors for their recommendations in several areas of consumer finance for 2010.
December 17, 2009
Top Story: Variable annuities are shedding their stigmaWhile many advisors love variable annuities, some won't go near them. But looking back at the last decade, VAs were one of the best investment products to help clients get through this economy
December 16, 2009
Top Story: Variable annuities are shedding their stigmaWhile many advisors love variable annuities, some won't go near them. But looking back at the last decade, VAs were one of the best investment products to help clients get through this economy
December 01, 2009
The VA Value PropositionCharging consumers more for less is hardly a conventional way to create a buyer's market for a product--unless the product happens to be a variable annuity.
November 30, 2009
The VA Value PropositionCharging consumers more for less is hardly a conventional way to create a buyer's market for a product--unless the product happens to be a variable annuity.