Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
September 28, 2005
Set The Record Straight On Variable AnnuitiesAny astute advisor can overcome the arguments raised by the negative press surrounding annuitiesAfter all these years, it still amazes me that the things ...
September 28, 2005
Solving Value Disconnect With Variable AnnuitiesVAs today may do exactly what clients really need, want and appreciateThere is, it seems, a growing disconnect between many of us in financial ...
September 26, 2005
NASD Chairman Calls For Annuity Sales HarmonizationA top official at the National Association of Securities Dealers says his group wants to take a closer look at sales of annuities.[@@]NASD Chairman ...
September 19, 2005
Spitzer Asks Hartford About VA TradesNew York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office is asking for information about variable annuity transactions at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.[@@]Spitzer's office has sent ...
September 07, 2005
NASD Officials Question Annuity Marketing PracticesTop officials of the National Association of Securities Dealers recently told securities industry executives that laws and regulations ought to put marketers of mutual ...
September 02, 2005
ING Appoints Annuity Distribution ManagersING U.S. Financial Services has named 4 division sales managers for it's annuity marketing unit.[@@]The company has hired David Barnes to be divisional sales ...
August 31, 2005
PacificLifeArtPacific Life ArtTug of WarPros And Cons Of Variable AnnuitiesAmong the arguments that continue to be made both for and against variable annuities within ...
August 30, 2005
Second-Quarter VA Sales FallU.S. variable annuity sales fell to $33.5 billion during the second quarter, down 0.5% from the total for the second quarter of 2004, the ...
August 26, 2005
Allmerica To Outsource VA, UL ProcessingSecurity Benefit Corp. has entered into a long-term agreement to provide business processing services for Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company.[@@]Under this agreement, ...
August 19, 2005
Regulators Tighten Roth IRA Annuity Valuation RulesThe Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to be reasonable when they are moving variable annuities into Roth individual retirement accounts.[@@]The IRS has issued a ...