Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
NAIC Heads To Minneapolis
By Allison BellEfforts to keep insurance under state jurisdiction may add drama to the upcoming National Association of Insurance Commissioners summer meeting.
April 29, 2009
Markets down? Advisors urge clients to stay the courseWith stocks in bear market territory and economic recovery still far from certain, counseling clients to stay invested in equities may not, at first glance, seem a wise course. But advisors are doing just that.
April 28, 2009
Markets down? Advisors urge clients to stay the courseWith stocks in bear market territory and economic recovery still far from certain, counseling clients to stay invested in equities may not, at first glance, seem a wise course. But advisors are doing just that.
April 27, 2009
Snarky SnoopyI was more than a little surprised to see Met Life weighing in on the side of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the SEC's ...
April 27, 2009
Snarky SnoopyI was more than a little surprised to see Met Life weighing in on the side of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the SEC's ...
April 23, 2009
Brokers fear annuity ignoranceA third of financial advisers surveyed in February believe that insurers do not understand the risks posed by their own guaranteed-minimum variable annuities and many are worried about it, the Wall Street Journal reports.
April 23, 2009
Brokers fear annuity ignoranceA third of financial advisers surveyed in February believe that insurers do not understand the risks posed by their own guaranteed-minimum variable annuities and many are worried about it, the Wall Street Journal reports.
April 23, 2009
2008 Sales of Variable Annuities Faltered; Fixed Sales SoaredLIMRA International reported that sales of variable annuities fell 15% in 2008 to $155 billion, compared to 2007's record $184 billion in sales