Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
These Are the Biggest Threats to Investors, State Regulators Say
By Melanie WaddellNASAA surveyed state securities regulators to find the five biggest existing threats and three emerging ones.
November 29, 2017
LIMRA Reports Drop in Q3 Annuity SalesThe year-over-year decrease was bigger in the latest quarter than in the second quarter.
November 23, 2017
Individual Annuity Sales Softened in Q3: WinkIndexed annuity sales, and indexed annuity sales commissions, were down.
November 21, 2017
State Regulators to Look at Variable Annuity DraftJim Armstrong has been working on updating the accounting rules for interest rate hedges.
November 08, 2017
Fixed Index Annuities and Variable Annuities Are Good GuysConsumers like to eat cake, and they also like to keep their cake.
November 07, 2017
5 Reasons Variable Annuities Look PrettierAt some insurers, the products seem less like weeds and more like flowers.
September 20, 2017
Variable Annuities, Death Benefits and the Uninsurable Estate OwnerAny robot can sell an annuity. You can untangle knots.
September 11, 2017
Q2 Annuity Sales Look Better: IRIThe institute becomes the latest group to see the year-over-year decline in annuity sales slowing.