Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
To securitize or not to securitize: Part 2
By Daniel WilliamsDo you need a securities license? It's a question that gets asked a lot in this industry. And, based on our circulation numbers and the various surveys we've conducted over the past year, the people who read our magazine are pretty split on the subject.
February 16, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA Optimistic About Bank Annuity SalesRising sales of variable annuities could make 2011 a better year for annuity sales in banks, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
February 15, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA Optimistic About Bank Annuity SalesRising sales of variable annuities could make 2011 a better year for annuity sales in banks, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
February 15, 2011
Annuity Specialist Strategies for 2011 and BeyondAs we enter an era of retirement planning aptly dubbed "The New Normal," producers are preparing to work with clients who have weathered the past few years conservatively and with a great deal of caution.
February 14, 2011
Annuity Specialist Strategies for 2011 and BeyondAs we enter an era of retirement planning aptly dubbed "The New Normal," producers are preparing to work with clients who have weathered the past few years conservatively and with a great deal of caution.
January 20, 2011
Variable Annuity Sales Steady in Q4Variable annuity sales rose in 2010 on "continued innovation in product development" by annuity carriers, according to a report compiled by Morningstar and released Wednesday by the Insured Retirement Institute.
January 10, 2011
Genworth Financial to Exit Variable Annuity BusinessThe company will also suspend sales of ‘linked benefit’ product until market develops.
January 07, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Banks Sell More Variable AnnuitiesBanks are reporting a drop in fixed annuity sales - and an increase in variable annuity sales - for November 2010.