Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
MassMutual Adds an Annuity Cushion for the Anxious
By Allison BellThe company put a Cboe Vest buffer fund on the investment options menu.
April 25, 2023
Ameriprise Hints at How Life and Annuity Issuers Are DoingNet investment income was up at Ameriprise. Maybe it was up at other life and annuity issuers, too.
April 03, 2023
Nationwide Gets Closer to Fidelity — and InvescoThe relationships will add a distribution option and expand a variable annuity's fund menu.
March 28, 2023
Regulators Approve Guideline for Index-Linked Variable AnnuitiesAnother NAIC change could affect efforts to show clients how indexed universal life policies might work.
March 09, 2023
Look for Record-Breaking Annuity Sales in Q1: LIMRAVolatility-conscious consumers paid a record $209.9 billion for fixed annuities last year, and they're not done yet.
March 02, 2023
Equitable Updates a RILA FamilyIn other annuity industry news, Jackson joined the Simon platform, and The Index Standard has added two analysis tools.
February 28, 2023
3 Annuity Rule Changes on IRI's New Wish ListMany IRI Blueprint provisions ended up in the Secure and Secure 2.0 acts. Now, there's more.
February 23, 2023
Annuity Winds Might Be Shifting: Nationwide ExecutiveEric Henderson says he expects variable product sales to improve.