Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Variable Annuities Are For RetirementReally
By Norse N. Blazzard, Judith A. HasenauerDeferred variable annuities get a lot of bad press in the popular media. Virtually every financial publication has, at one time or another, run negative ...
September 08, 2004
2nd Quarter Index Annuity Sales At $5.3 BillionByIndex annuity sales hit yet another record in the 2nd quarter of 2004, reaching nearly $5.3 billion, according to Advantage Compendium, a St. Louis, Mo., ...
August 27, 2004
Total VA Sales Increase 1.5%NU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:48 p.m. EDTTotal variable annuity premium flow flattened out in the second quarter.[@@]Total flow, or total sales, ...
August 11, 2004
ACLI Tells NASD: Jettison Proposed Rule On VA SalesACLI Tells NASD: Jettison Proposed Rule On VA SalesA number of financial services industry trade groups are telling the National Association of Securities Dealers that ...
August 02, 2004
Analyst: Competition Squeezes Midsize VA IssuersThe competition to offer rich new variable annuity guarantees might be forcing some midsize U.S. VA players off the field.[@@]Andrew Henckler, an analyst at ...
August 01, 2004
On the CaseThank you, thank you, thank you for your great cover story, "Power of Attorney" (July 2004), about a law firm that also provides tax, financial...
July 28, 2004
California Agency Raids VA Broker-Dealer OfficesCalifornia Agency Raids VA Broker-Dealer OfficesCalifornia securities regulators have started an "extremely rare sweep" of the 3,409 broker-dealer offices overseen by the state in an ...
July 28, 2004
California Agency Looks Hard At VA SellersCalifornia securities regulators are taking a tough look at variable annuity sales practices.[@@]The regulators have started an "extremely rare sweep" of the 3,409 broker-dealer ...