Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
May 18, 2022
Good Financial Habits Built During Pandemic May Be Starting to Slip: Customer WhispererA Northwestern Mutual executive says survey results suggest that this might be an important time for advisors to speak up.
May 17, 2022
5 Ways the Individual Retirement Planning Market Is Changing: Equitable ExecOne thing Steve Scanlon sees is a longer list of tools, designed to meet specific client needs.
May 16, 2022
Let the Guaranty Fund Genie Out of the BottleThe authors make the case for providing better disclosures about annuity benefits protections.
May 16, 2022
'Annuities' Hits Brick Wall; 'Guaranteed' Works: Michael FinkeThe Alliance for Lifetime Income held a summit to try to get people to warm up to annuitization.
May 13, 2022
Equitable Sees 'Rational' Registered Index-Linked Annuity PricingJackson talked about hedging mechanics. F&G gave a few more details about its looming spinoff.
May 13, 2022
Cheat Sheet: Basic Annuity Types and Facts Every Advisor Should KnowAnnuities are a basic concept: A lump sum provides steady monthly payments. But then it gets complicated.
May 12, 2022
S&P Rating Method Update Could Ding Annuities: Hearing WitnessAn ACLI representative said the current proposal resembles Europe's Solvency II approach.
May 10, 2022
Stock Market Volatility Is Not How Wall Street Hugs Annuity IssuersExecutives talk about their complicated feelings about market ups and downs.
May 09, 2022
5 Annuity Bills in Congress NowThe Secure Act 2.0 isn't the only pending legislation that could affect annuities.
May 06, 2022
Lincoln Financial Names Individual Life & Annuity HeadGrove has been the CEO of Resolution Life USA.