Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Big Shots and Blanket Statements
By Christina Pellett, Christina PellettFrom time to time, I receive press releases and other email notifications from Jane White, president and founder of Retirement Solutions LLC. Im not quite ...
February 01, 2010
Variable Annuities Poised To Take Off--AgainFor most of the last decade, variable annuities have been one of the most popular investment products offered by insurance firms.
January 31, 2010
Variable Annuities Poised To Take Off--AgainFor most of the last decade, variable annuities have been one of the most popular investment products offered by insurance firms.
January 24, 2010
FinCen: Insurers See Possible Terrorist Financing ActivityInsurers seem to be doing a good job of telling the U.S. Treasury Department about suspicious activity, and they have uncovered a few transactions that may relate to financing of terrorism, officials say.
January 21, 2010
Ruark: GMWB Use Below ExpectationsUse of the guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit option offered with variable annuities has been lower than originally expected.
January 21, 2010
Ruark: GMWB Use Below ExpectationsUse of the guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit option offered with variable annuities has been lower than originally expected.
January 01, 2010
Broker/Dealer NewsThe Insured Retirement Institute, the variable annuity trade group formerly known as NAVA, praised on December 4 SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro's public call for a...
December 23, 2009
LHATF Posts VA DraftsThe Life and Health Actuarial Task Force has unveiled new drafts of a variable annuity reserving actuarial guideline and of a valuation manual section dealing with VA principles-based reserving requirements.