Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
January 23, 2012
Fixed Indexed Annuity Holders Keep Holding OnSurrender rates of FIAs have declined. What does this mean for providers of that product?
January 20, 2012
Tough Times for Annuity ProvidersLow interest rates remain the biggest challenge. Thats the assessment of Ernst & Youngs Doug French.
January 20, 2012
Tough Times for Annuity ProvidersLow interest rates remain the biggest challenge. Thats the assessment of Ernst & Youngs Doug French.
January 10, 2012
Start the New Year with New Variable AnnuitiesIf you havent tried them in the past, make 2012 the year you become acquainted with VAs.
January 09, 2012
The Real Benefits of Market History KnowledgeInvestment strategies and consumer expectations are changing and an index annuity may no longer be the answer.
January 09, 2012
The Real Benefits of Market History KnowledgeInvestment strategies and consumer expectations are changing and an index annuity may no longer be the answer.
January 05, 2012
Could Variable Annuities Save Social Security? (SmartMoney)Jerome Golden, widely known as the father of the variable annuity with living benefits, has an ambitious new idea to solve the Social Security dilemma: make the system more flexible.
January 05, 2012
Sammons Preps Launch of Variable AnnuityNot everyone is leaving the VA business. Sammons Retirement Solutions plans to offer a variable annuity that touts the tax deferral benefits of the product.
January 05, 2012
Sammons Preps Launch of Variable AnnuityNot everyone is leaving the VA business. Sammons Retirement Solutions plans to offer a variable annuity that touts the tax deferral benefits of the product.
January 02, 2012
Where Have All the VA Providers Gone?Despite the exit of a few high-profile companies from the variable annuity business, the product line will survive, say industry insiders.