Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
May 11, 2004
Thrivent Merges 2 FundsNU Online News Service, May 11, 2004, 12:29 p.m. EDT -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, Wis., has merged 2 of its funds.[@@]The company ...
May 06, 2004
NASD Pushing New Oversight Requirements For Variable AnnuitiesNASD Pushing New Oversight Requirements For Variable AnnuitiesByWashingtonDeferred variable annuities would come under a new set of suitability, disclosure and principal review requirements under a ...
May 03, 2004
Nationwide To Publish Allocation RecommendationsNU Online News Service, May 3, 2004, 2:43 p.m. EDT -- Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, will be publishing a quarterly report for ...
April 27, 2004
NASD Wants Tougher VA Sales RulesNU Online News Service, April 27, 2004,12:00 p.m ? The National Association of Securities Dealers has proposed a new rule that would impose stricter ...
April 26, 2004
Conning: VAs Return To ProfitabilityNU Online News Service, April 26, 2004, 5:34 p.m. EDT -- Variable annuities returned to profitability in 2003.[@@]Preliminary figures from Conning Research & Consulting, ...
April 20, 2004
Manulife Adds Venture VA RiderNU Online News Service, April 20, 2004, 5:11 p.m. EDT -- Manulife USA, Boston, has introduced the Triple Protection Rider for use with its ...
March 24, 2004
Coventry Now Buys Unwanted Variable AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, March 24, 2004, 12:05 p.m. EST -- Coventry First L.L.C., Fort Washington, Pa., has started buying consumers' unwanted variable annuities.[@@]Coventry ...
March 23, 2004
Banks Report Drop In January Annuity SalesNU Online News Service, March 23, 2004, 1:49 p.m. EST -- U.S. bank sales of annuities continued to decline in January.[@@]Total bank sales of ...
March 16, 2004
TIAA To Use NaviSys Home Office SystemNU Online News Service, March 16, 2004, 12:34 p.m. EST -- The Teachers Insurance and Annuities Association, New York, has licensed the NaviSys Home ...
March 16, 2004
Manulife Markets VA Principal Withdrawal RiderNU Online News Service, March 16, 2004, 3:43 p.m. EST -- Manulife USA, Boston, has introduced the Principal Plus Rider for use with its ...