Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
NAVA To Make Over Name
By Staff WriterThe National Association of Variable Annuities has adopted its widely used nickname, NAVA, as its official designation.The board of directors of the association, in Reston, ...
October 15, 2006
What Is Behind All Those VA Guarantees?One of the issues that nag at variable annuity advisors and distributors concerns the strength of the new guarantees, including living benefit guarantees, which are ...
October 10, 2006
Penn Mutual Offers VA CPI RiderAn insurer is trying to make variable annuities a better buffer against inflation.Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, has introduced the Purchasing Power Protector living ...
October 10, 2006
Penn Mutual Offers VA CPI RiderAn insurer is trying to make variable annuities a better buffer against inflation.Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, has introduced the Purchasing Power Protector living ...
September 29, 2006
Hancock Campaign Reaches Out To BoomersThe U.S. arm of a large Canadian insurer will be spending more than $25 million to promote its brand.John Hancock Financial Services, Boston, a unit ...
September 17, 2006
Are VA Sales Heading For A $150 Billion Year?Variable annuity sales reached a new record high in the 2nd quarter of 2006, with new sales of $40.8 billion, 8.5% over 1st quarter new ...
September 17, 2006
Are VA Sales Heading For A $150 Billion Year?Variable annuity sales reached a new record high in the 2nd quarter of 2006, with new sales of $40.8 billion, 8.5% over 1st quarter new ...
September 17, 2006
VA New Sales And Cash Flow Surged In 2nd QuarterThe second quarter of 2007 brought two significant milestones to the VA industry: A new record for sales and a long awaited resurgence of strength ...