Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
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By David PortRecent sales figures don't lie -- variable annuities are a tougher sell today than they were a year or two ago (for obvious reasons.) Here's...
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.
March 18, 2009
Variable annuity sales tumble 30 percentFourth-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...
March 18, 2009
Insurers Modify Annuity BenefitsInsurers that sell variable annuities have had to contend with volatile equity and credit markets. As a result of the changes, the industry is moving towards more standardized benefits, according to several experts.