Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
March 07, 2011
Variable Annuities Set Asset Record in 2010: IRIThe Insured Retirement Institute announced Monday that in 2010, variable annuities reached $1.5 trillion in assets, an "all-time record."
February 22, 2011
Putnam to Launch Absolute Return VA Sub-Account OptionPutnam Investments announced Tuesday it planned to launch a version of its Absolute Return 500 Fund for use by insurance companies in variable annuities and other variable insurance products they offered customers.
February 16, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA Optimistic About Bank Annuity SalesRising sales of variable annuities could make 2011 a better year for annuity sales in banks, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
February 15, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA Optimistic About Bank Annuity SalesRising sales of variable annuities could make 2011 a better year for annuity sales in banks, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
February 15, 2011
Annuity Specialist Strategies for 2011 and BeyondAs we enter an era of retirement planning aptly dubbed "The New Normal," producers are preparing to work with clients who have weathered the past few years conservatively and with a great deal of caution.
February 14, 2011
Annuity Specialist Strategies for 2011 and BeyondAs we enter an era of retirement planning aptly dubbed "The New Normal," producers are preparing to work with clients who have weathered the past few years conservatively and with a great deal of caution.
January 20, 2011
Variable Annuity Sales Steady in Q4Variable annuity sales rose in 2010 on "continued innovation in product development" by annuity carriers, according to a report compiled by Morningstar and released Wednesday by the Insured Retirement Institute.
January 10, 2011
Genworth Financial to Exit Variable Annuity BusinessThe company will also suspend sales of ‘linked benefit’ product until market develops.
January 07, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Banks Sell More Variable AnnuitiesBanks are reporting a drop in fixed annuity sales - and an increase in variable annuity sales - for November 2010.
January 06, 2011
Genworth Drops Variable AnnuitiesGenworth Financial Inc. says it is discontinuing new sales of retail variable annuities and group variable annuities.