Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Manulife Expands VA Site Content
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Jan. 5, 2004, 4:37 p.m. EST -- Manulife USA, Boston, has added an investment market outlook and commentary section to ...
November 24, 2003
New Variable Product Accounting Rules ApproachNU Online News Service, Nov. 24, 2003, 8:39 p.m. EST -- Some insurers are making announcements about charges that they expect to take once ...
November 13, 2003
Diversified Publishes Variable Payout Annuity StudyNU Online News Service, Nov. 13, 2003, 4:20 p.m. EST -- The Diversified Services Group Inc., Wayne, Pa., has published "The 2003 Variable Payout ...
November 09, 2003
Variable Annuities With Guarantees Hold Allure For SeniorsVariable Annuities With Guarantees Hold Allure For SeniorsThe Federal Reserve recently left its interest rate levers alone again. And while interest rates have bounced a ...
November 06, 2003
NAIC Committee Advances Revised GMDB GuidelineNU Online News Service, Nov. 6, 2003, 6:02 p.m. EST -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Kansas City, Mo., will review a revised ...
October 29, 2003
Nationwide Changes Capital Preservation Plus VA RiderNU Online News Service, Oct. 29, 2003, 1:50 p.m. EST -- Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, has changed the optional Capital Preservation Plus ...
October 28, 2003
Equitable Updates Variable AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, Oct. 28, 2003, 12:23 p.m. EST -- The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S., New York, has updated its ...
October 02, 2003
The GMWD: Newest VA Benefit TwistAfter two years of depressed sales, variable annuity gross sales have rebounded in 2003.Year-to-date variable annuity sales totaled $63.3 billion through June 2003, according to ...