Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
VA Sales In 2008 Were Off 15.3%
By Frank OconnorNew sales of VAs continued their decline in the 4th quarter of 2008, falling to $32.6 billion from 3rd quarter sales of $37.0 billion, an 11.9% drop. More alarming is the 30.2% drop from the $46.7 billion reached in the 4th quarter of 2007.
April 16, 2009
Insurers ditch actively managed fundsInsurers aren't just getting mad, they're getting even. Performance guarantees attached to variable annuities forced them to take a hit when the stock market started...
April 15, 2009
Financial advisors are losing faith in insurersFinancial advisors are losing faith in insurers. That's what a survey of Merrill Lynch advisors found, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the survey, conducted...
April 07, 2009
Help Clients Dip Their Toes into the Investment WatersIt's impossible to predict when the market is going to change, but that doesn't mean your clients shouldn't dip their toes into the investment waters. Dollar cost averaging (DCA) is a good way to
April 06, 2009
Help Clients Dip Their Toes into the Investment WatersIt's impossible to predict when the market is going to change, but that doesn't mean your clients shouldn't dip their toes into the investment waters. Dollar cost averaging (DCA) is a good way to
April 01, 2009
The Trends Issue: Playing it safeClients find new protection with traditional fixed annuities and variable annuity living benefits.
March 31, 2009
Guarantees dominate variable annuities amid sharp sales declineAlmost all variable annuities offered include some form of Guaranteed Living Benefit (GLB) according to a survey by Milliman released Tuesday. The firm's new survey of...
March 31, 2009
The Trends Issue: Playing it safeClients find new protection with traditional fixed annuities and variable annuity living benefits.