Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
September 24, 2013
Jackson National adds DoubleLine fund to VA lineupCurian/DoubleLine Total Return Fund is now available through Jackson Nationals Elite Access variable annuity.
September 17, 2013
FIA holders like those ‘free’ withdrawalsFixed indexed annuities with GLWBs are relatively new. But a recent study gives insight into policyholder behavior.
September 17, 2013
FIA holders like those ‘free’ withdrawalsFixed indexed annuities with GLWBs are relatively new. But a recent study gives insight into policyholder behavior.
September 17, 2013
Are Tax-Deferred VAs Tax Efficient? Yes, Says Jefferson NationalJeffNat's Larry Greenberg reminds RIAs that annuities are a great tax-deferral vehicle if the cost of buying them is cheap enough.
September 10, 2013
Variable Annuities In Flux in Q2Annuity carriers filed nearly twice as many product changes in the second quarter as they did in the first, according to Morningstar.
August 20, 2013
Consumer rep heightens warning over CDAsLearn from the cutbacks in VAs with riders and LTCI, Birnbaum warns regulators.
August 20, 2013
Consumer rep heightens warning over CDAsLearn from the cutbacks in VAs with riders and LTCI, Birnbaum warns regulators.
July 17, 2013
That bland annuity notice may be anything but routineAnnuities have a new public relations crisis.
July 17, 2013
That bland annuity notice may be anything but routineAnnuities have a new public relations crisis.
July 11, 2013
AXA proposes another variable annuity buyout offerFollowing the one it made to buy out VA owners of their death benefits, the insurer has proposed extending the offer to living benefits.