Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
June 21, 2006
NAVA Reports Higher 1Q VA SalesU.S. variable annuities attracted $7 billion more in cash than they lost during the first quarter, up from a net inflow of $4.8 billion for ...
June 18, 2006
Task Force Exposes Draft Of Annuity Reserving GuidelinesAn arm of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is moving ahead with efforts to develop new reserving rules for issuers of variable annuities.Members of ...
June 18, 2006
Task Force Exposes Draft Of Annuity Reserving GuidelinesAn arm of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is moving ahead with efforts to develop new reserving rules for issuers of variable annuities.Members of ...
June 12, 2006
Banks' Annuity Sales Jump In MarchStrong sales of variable annuities helped push March annuity sales in banks and savings institutions to a 12% increase over a year earlier.Financial institutions sold ...
June 04, 2006
1Q Index Annuity Sales Off 3%Index annuity sales dropped nearly 3% in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the previous quarter but only 2% when compared to the first ...
June 04, 2006
1Q Index Annuity Sales Off 3%Index annuity sales dropped nearly 3% in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the previous quarter but only 2% when compared to the first ...
June 01, 2006
Pru Completes Purchase Of VA BusinessPrudential Financial Inc. has closed on a previously announced acquisition of Allstate Financial Inc.'s variable annuity business.Prudential says it invested around $591 million in the ...
June 01, 2006
Pru Completes Purchase Of VA BusinessPrudential Financial Inc. has closed on a previously announced acquisition of Allstate Financial Inc.'s variable annuity business.Prudential says it invested around $591 million in the ...
June 01, 2006
Regulating Annuity SalesThe NASD is taking steps to assess oversight of the sales of all types of annuities by the patchwork quilt of regulatory agencies overseeing the...
May 16, 2006
AIG SunAmerica Adds Lifetime Income FeatureA unit of American International Group Inc. is adding another option to the market for variable annuity lifetime income products.AIG SunAmerica Retirement Markets Inc., Los ...