Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
October 05, 2016
Obliging consumers, more insurers rolling out fee-based productsAmericans are more likely to want to pay a flat fee up front for advice on insurance and investment needs, according to a LIMRA survey.
October 05, 2016
Obliging consumers, more insurers rolling out fee-based productsAmericans are more likely to want to pay a flat fee up front for advice on insurance and investment needs, according to a LIMRA survey.
September 27, 2016
MetLife offers staff buyouts in Japan amid office consolidationNon-sales employees who are 45 or older and have been with the insurer for at least three years will get as much as two years of monthly pay if they decide to leave.
September 22, 2016
Hartford said to enlist JPMorgan to sell annuity runoff businessHartford has been moving away from variable annuities for several years as it turns its focus to its auto insurance business.
September 22, 2016
Hartford said to enlist JPMorgan to sell annuity runoff businessHartford has been moving away from variable annuities for several years as it turns its focus to its auto insurance business.
August 02, 2016
What’s behind the surge in fixed indexed annuity sales?FIAs have been selling like hot cakes at a time when overall annuity sales are flat and variable annuity sales are declining.
July 26, 2016
Allianz Life exec: Index variable annuities address market volatility fearsEric Thomes talks about how IVAs can help cautious clients, myths about the annuities industry and challenges facing pre-retirees today.
July 26, 2016
Allianz Life exec: Index variable annuities address market volatility fearsEric Thomes talks about how IVAs can help cautious clients, myths about the annuities industry and challenges facing pre-retirees today.
July 05, 2016
Jefferson National prez: Expect fee-based variable annuities to surgeJefferson National President Larry Greenberg explains how to make a fee-based model work under the new fiduciary standard for advisors.
July 05, 2016
Jefferson National prez: Expect fee-based variable annuities to surgeJefferson National President Larry Greenberg explains how to make a fee-based model work under the new fiduciary standard for advisors.