Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Suitability: The Rules Are Changing
By John L. Olsen, CLU, ChFC, AEPIt used to be that the rules governing when an annuity recommendation was considered "suitable" depended upon whether the annuity in question was a variable contract.
April 01, 2010
The Accidental WholesalerNo one dreams of becoming a wholesaler one day. Not even Jerry Padilla, who happens to be a very good one. Grueling, humbling, sometimes thankless...
March 31, 2010
Fiduciary standardsBig surprise. Senator Dodd caved in to what I imagine was great political pressure and most of us won't become fiduciaries, at least for a time.
March 31, 2010
Fiduciary standardsBig surprise. Senator Dodd caved in to what I imagine was great political pressure and most of us won't become fiduciaries, at least for a time.
March 29, 2010
Banks Annuity Sales PlungeAnnuity sales in banks have gotten off to a poor start this year, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
March 29, 2010
Banks Annuity Sales PlungeAnnuity sales in banks have gotten off to a poor start this year, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
March 01, 2010
Pro-ConsumerLaurence P. Greenberg President, Jefferson National Life Insurance Co., New York City What Drives Him: "One: To do something that no one has done before. Two: To...
February 25, 2010
Variable Annuity Assets Soar in 4QIRI reports net assets of United States variable annuities posted a double-digit increase in year-to-year quarter comparisons for the first time in eight quarters.