Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
July 21, 2010
A Sea Change for Variable Annuities: Investments Come to the ForeOver the last few years, consumers have focused on the need for guaranteed retirement income. Not surprisingly, variable annuity living benefits sales rose. Now that companies have repriced their living benefits in order to reduce risk, will they drop?
July 20, 2010
A Sea Change for Variable Annuities: Investments Come to the ForeOver the last few years, consumers have focused on the need for guaranteed retirement income. Not surprisingly, variable annuity living benefits sales rose. Now that companies have repriced their living benefits in order to reduce risk, will they drop?
July 09, 2010
Quiz Question: Do Variable or Index Annuity GLWBs Produce Higher Income? Yes!Guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits (GLWBs) apply a predetermined withdrawal percentage to an annuity account value and guarantee the withdrawals will continue until death, even if the account runs out of money.
July 08, 2010
Jefferson National White Paper Says Variable Annuities Offer 'Tax-Efficient Frontier'A Jefferson National Life Insurance white paper on portfolio management says tax efficiency will emerge as a "significant new imperative" as taxes rise and and financial advisors can mitigate clients' risk with a new category of variable annuity.
June 29, 2010
Pacific Life introduces new optional withdrawal benefit for variable annuitiesPacific Life, Newport Beach, Calif., has launched CoreIncome Advantage5, an optional benefit available with its variable annuities.
June 28, 2010
Pacific Life introduces new optional withdrawal benefit for variable annuitiesPacific Life, Newport Beach, Calif., has launched CoreIncome Advantage5, an optional benefit available with its variable annuities.
June 21, 2010
S&P Inks Deal with FRCStandard & Poor's Rating Services has agreed to distribute content from Financial Research Corp.
June 17, 2010
Annuity Guarantee Filings Can Now Speed UpThe Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission says insurers now can file annuities with guaranteed benefits through the commission's speed-to-market process.
June 17, 2010
Annuity Guarantee Filings Can Now Speed UpThe Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission says insurers now can file annuities with guaranteed benefits through the commission's speed-to-market process.
June 09, 2010
Five Scenarios for Variable AnnuitiesAdvisors share the scenarios in which they would consider recommending variable annuities (VAs) to clients.