Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
July 27, 2022
Ameriprise Sees 11% Increase in Advisor ProductivityLife and annuity sales fell as the company continued to turn away from benefits guarantees.
July 27, 2022
Integrity Marketing to Acquire Annuity Designer AnnexusAnnexus has helped create the U.S. nonvariable indexed annuity and indexed universal life markets.
July 26, 2022
Consumer Interest in Asset Protection May Be FallingAllianz Life found that the percentage of survey takers interested in protected products is shrinking.
July 26, 2022
Abacus Life to Use Blockchain to Track Life and Annuity DetailsThe firm says the new approach will help life settlement industry players see all policy details.
July 25, 2022
Account Value Drop Cools Annuity Exchanges: Nationwide's Eric HendersonBut the executive says higher rates are already improving the guarantees issuers can offer.
July 22, 2022
Wade Pfau Speaks Out on Retirement Product Some Advisors Love to HateVariable annuities with living benefits may be a good fit for a certain type of investor, says the retirement expert.
July 21, 2022
Non-Variable Annuity Sales Climb 45%: LIMRAOne reason: Fixed deferred annuities are paying much higher rates than bank CDs.
July 21, 2022
House Again Asks SEC for an Index-Linked Annuity Filing FormThe House attached similar pleas to the 2020 and 2021 appropriations packages.
July 18, 2022
Equitable to Pay $50M for Misleading Teachers on Annuity FeesEquitable's account statements provided misleading fee info to about 1.4 million variable annuity investors, according to the SEC.
July 18, 2022
Defense Bill Could Help Cannabis Workers Save for RetirementThe NDAA bill includes the text of the SAFE Banking Act legislation, according to the Insured Retirement Institute.