Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Variable annuity sales tumble 30 percent
By Staff WriterFourth-quarter variable annuity sales totaled $33.3 billion, a 30 percent decrease from fourth quarter 2007, according to data released today from NAVA, the Association for...
February 18, 2009
Who's selling variable annuities now?Image shows pie chart of VA sales by distirbution channel at the end of the 3rd quarter 2008.
February 17, 2009
Who's selling variable annuities now?Image shows pie chart of VA sales by distirbution channel at the end of the 3rd quarter 2008.
February 09, 2009
Hartford Asks For Reporting FlexibilityHartford Financial Services Group Inc. says it has asked Connecticut insurance regulators to ease some capital calculation requirements.
January 19, 2009
Variable Annuity Sales Slide 10%New sales of variable annuities fell 10% in the 3rd quarter, to $37 billion from $41.1 billion in the second quarter of 2008.
January 18, 2009
Variable Annuity Sales Slide 10%New sales of variable annuities fell 10% in the 3rd quarter, to $37 billion from $41.1 billion in the second quarter of 2008.
December 25, 2008
Advisors speak out on 151A passage[Editor's note: On Dec. 17, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission members voted 4-1 on Ruling 151A, a move which could significantly change the way many of those in the financial services industry make their livings. We wrote about the
December 25, 2008
Advisors speak out on 151A passage[Editor's note: On Dec. 17, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission members voted 4-1 on Ruling 151A, a move which could significantly change the way many of those in the financial services industry make their livings. We wrote about the