Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
March 05, 2006
The Coming GroundswellI'm not sure it's a groundswell yet, but I do detect a definite quickening (almost a rumble) in the amount of attention being focused by ...
March 03, 2006
NASD Fines Company Over Replacement SalesThe National Association of Securities Dealers has suspended a firm from participating in the variable life and variable annuities business for 30 days in connection ...
March 03, 2006
NASD Fines Company Over Replacement SalesThe National Association of Securities Dealers has suspended a firm from participating in the variable life and variable annuities business for 30 days in connection ...
February 26, 2006
NAVA Hears MFS Executive's Income Solution SuggestionsPeople want to know what will happen to them, financially speaking, if they live to be 80 to 98, said Robert C. Pozen, chairman of ...
February 26, 2006
NAVA Hears MFS Executive's Income Solution SuggestionsPeople want to know what will happen to them, financially speaking, if they live to be 80 to 98, said Robert C. Pozen, chairman of ...
February 24, 2006
Top 50 Pay Out More In Annuity BenefitsTop50March06jc99 linesNet annuity benefits paid by the top 50 annuity writers grew 9% in 2004 over 2003 and seemed poised to grow apace in 2005.In ...
February 24, 2006
Top 50 Pay Out More In Annuity BenefitsTop50March06jc99 linesNet annuity benefits paid by the top 50 annuity writers grew 9% in 2004 over 2003 and seemed poised to grow apace in 2005.In ...
February 05, 2006
Worrywarts Don't Rule; Performance DoesWhen guaranteed minimum death benefits first debuted on variable annuities a decade ago, critics said they wouldn't fly. The stock market was in overdrive, so ...
February 01, 2006
Ameriprise Unit Adds Accumulation BenefitA Minnesota company is adding a rider to the variable annuity benefit guarantee market.Ameriprise Financial Inc., Minneapolis, says its IDS Life Insurance Company and IDS ...
February 01, 2006
Facts & FablesA popular insurance industry myth begins with an injured worker's disability claim for an accident he said was the result of "poor planning." Asked by the company to provide more detail, the man said he was working alone at the top of an 80-foot