Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
January 31, 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 ...
January 31, 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
January 15, 2006
NASD Official Calls ForNational Association of Securities Dealers Chairman Robert Glauber says the self-regulatory organization wants to change the way annuities are regulated.Glauber told attendees at an enforcement ...
January 15, 2006
Let's TalkBoy, oh boy, is Robert Glauber a man on a mission!For the past few months, the chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers has ...
January 15, 2006
NASD Official Calls ForNational Association of Securities Dealers Chairman Robert Glauber says the self-regulatory organization wants to change the way annuities are regulated.Glauber told attendees at an enforcement ...
December 08, 2005
AXA Forms VA Education ServiceA unit of AXA Financial Inc. is spearheading the formation of the Variable Annuities Knowledge Center, an independent, nonprofit Web site that will give ...
December 01, 2005
Small Bank Brokerage Income SoarsU.S. community banks and credit unions increased the average amount of brokerage revenue per $1 million in retail deposits to $393 in the third ...
November 15, 2005
Hartford Jumps Into Lifetime Withdrawal FrayHartford Financial Services Group Inc. is leaping into the competition to give consumers more options for generating lifetime retirement income streams.[@@]Hartford, Hartford, is introducing ...
November 12, 2005
NASD Head Singles Out EIAs In SpeechA top official at the National Association of Securities Dealers says too many equity-indexed annuity sellers are portraying them as no-risk products.[@@]Robert Glauber, chairman ...