Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Flying Low
By Marlene Y. SatterVariable annuities have been selling like air conditioners in January. The market is down, returns are down, and there's precious little to attract buyers these...
June 27, 2002
Hancock Adds VA Feature In New YorkNU Online News Service, June 27, 11:44 a.m. -- John Hancock Financial Services Inc., Boston, says New York regulators have approved its CARESolutions benefit, ...
June 24, 2002
Nationwide: Affluent Seek Security As Market LagsNU Online News Service, June 24, 3:40 p.m. -- Now that the market has been in a downturn for a significant period, affluent investors ...
June 17, 2002
Bank Fixed Annuity Sales Continue To RiseNU Online News Service, June 17, 4:55 p.m. -- Bank sales of fixed annuity increased to $3.3 billion in April, up 76% from April ...
June 17, 2002
American Skandia Rolls Out N.Y. AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, June 17, 11:33 a.m. --American Skandia Life Assurance Corp., Shelton, Conn., is introducing two new deferred variable annuities in New ...
June 09, 2002
Annuity Sales: Wheres The Money Coming From?ByWhere is the money coming from in annuity sales today? That question sits behind the new annuity sales reports that are coming out on first ...
June 04, 2002
Bank VA Sales Recover In First Quarter, Study FindsNU Online News Service, June 4, 2:20 p.m. -- Sales of variable annuities in banks and thrifts seem to have halted their long decline, ...
May 23, 2002
NAVA Reports Higher 1st Quarter Net FlowsNU Online News Service, May 23, 3:45 p.m. -- The National Association of Variable Annuities, Reston, Va., is reporting $8.2 billion in net flow ...