Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Broker's Lawyer Sizes Up the Ohio National Litigation
By Greg LandDennis Concilla says he has not heard talk about consolidating the trail commission suits.
February 05, 2019
Compare Variable Annuities With Non-Guaranteed Portfolios: Idea FileHedgeness is preparing to release a version of its analytical tools that insurers, and advisors, can play with themselves.
January 22, 2019
What's Behind the War on Variable Annuities?Beyond the current fight over Ohio National trailing commissions, it seems that broker-dealers and regulators hate VAs; but for some investor clients, the security they offer makes them lovable.
December 12, 2018
Fixed Index Annuity Sales Shine in Third Quarter: IRIVariable annuity sales were down 4.4% versus the second quarter to $23 billion, while managing to rise 10.1% over the previous year's third quarter.
November 21, 2018
Wink Posts the Rest of the Annuity Sales Increase StoryWas Wink's 46% Q3 non-variable annuity sales increase figure a dream? No! It's real.
November 16, 2018
Q3 Non-Variable Annuity Sales Were ShockingBefore you read this, sit down, and swallow any fluids that happen to be in your mouth.
November 08, 2018
SEC's Blass Looks to 'Future-Proof' Proposed VA Summary ProspectusBlass urged insurance executives Thursday to not approach their comment letters "as a legal exercise."
October 30, 2018
Annuity Collections May Replace Swiss Army Knife VA ContractsDistribution specialists say the compensation arrangements promote a mix-and-match approach.