Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Texas BD to Pay $100K Fine, Repayments to Seniors It Fleeced in Massachusetts
By Janet LevauxIn one case, a senior client in the final stage of terminal cancer had almost all of her assets put in a variable annuity.
December 13, 2016
Have trouble comparing VA, FIA riders? Test drive this toolCannex says its new service allows for 'apples-to-apples' comparisons of variable and fixed indexed annuities offering both income and death benefit guarantees.
December 02, 2016
Non-GLB variable annuities appeal to buyers of all agesThe taxed-deferred benefits of variable annuities without guaranteed living benefits appeal to a wide range of buyers.
November 28, 2016
DOL rule puts a damper on Cerulli’s VA sales forecastCerulli Associates forecasts that variable annuity sales will continue to decline at an annualized rate of nearly 10 percent through 2017 and 2018.
October 05, 2016
Obliging consumers, more insurers rolling out fee-based productsAmericans are more likely to want to pay a flat fee up front for advice on insurance and investment needs, according to a LIMRA survey.
October 05, 2016
Obliging consumers, more insurers rolling out fee-based productsAmericans are more likely to want to pay a flat fee up front for advice on insurance and investment needs, according to a LIMRA survey.
September 27, 2016
MetLife offers staff buyouts in Japan amid office consolidationNon-sales employees who are 45 or older and have been with the insurer for at least three years will get as much as two years of monthly pay if they decide to leave.
September 22, 2016
Hartford said to enlist JPMorgan to sell annuity runoff businessHartford has been moving away from variable annuities for several years as it turns its focus to its auto insurance business.