Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
March 23, 2005
Broker Faces Missouri Suspension Over VA ExchangesBroker Faces Missouri Suspension Over VA ExchangesBy ARTHUR d. pOSTALWashingtonMissouri Securities Commissioner David Cosgrove issued a March 25 order suspending for 14 days, starting on ...
March 16, 2005
Agency Announces VUL Market-Timing FineBetter watch out for variable insurance prospectuses that fail to make allowances for policyholders who want to rebalance their portfolios.[@@]The National Association of Securities ...
March 16, 2005
NASD Re-examining Policy On VA Sales ContestsNASD Re-examining Policy On VA Sales ContestsBy ARTHUR D. POSTALWASHINGTONThe National Association of Securities Dealers says it is re-examining its policies on sales contests as ...
March 10, 2005
Allianz Offers Enhanced VANU Online News Service, March 10, 2005, 3:00 p.m. ESTAllianz Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis is offering a guaranteed minimum income benefit as part of ...
March 10, 2005
VA Assets Up, Sales Down In Fourth QuarterNU Online News Service, March 10, 2005, 3:15 p.m. ESTThe combined net assets of U.S. variable annuities rose to $1.1 trillion at the end ...
March 06, 2005
SEC: Critique Our VA Disclosure FormFederal officials want to hear more from the public about what broker-dealers ought to tell purchasers of financial services products.[@@]The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
February 10, 2005
Kehrer: Contracts Recover From ScrutinyThe traditional gap between sales of fixed annuities and variable annuities through banks narrowed toward the end of 2004.[@@]Sales of fixed annuities in banks ...
February 04, 2005
Firms Organize VA Incentive Class ActionNU Online News Service, Feb. 4, 2005, 4:15 p.m. ESTA group of lawyers is accusing a securities broker of letting hidden compensation arrangements affect ...
February 03, 2005
Insurer Puts ETFs In Variable AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, Feb. 3, 2005, 4:32 p.m. ESTIntegrity Life Insurance Company, Louisville, Ky., has put a popular investment vehicle inside a tax-deferred ...
January 28, 2005
Banks Report Annuity Flat SalesNU Online News Service, Jan. 28, 2005, 4:28 p.m. ESTAnnuity sales in banks and savings institutions were about the same in November 2004 as ...