Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
December 21, 2022
9 Factors That Drive Annuity Purchase DecisionsAccording to new LIMRA data, what is important to annuity buyers varies significantly based on an investor's age and life stage.
December 20, 2022
NAIC Task Force Adopts Index-Linked Variable Annuity GuidelinesThe industry may finally adopt a standard name for this variable-annuity product.
December 20, 2022
Here's What Makes an Annuity 'Optimal' for ClientsStrategies that balance key behavioral and economic issues will likely provide the greatest benefit to retirees.
December 20, 2022
4 Ways the Annuity Sales Process Is BrokenA FIDx marketing executive diagnoses the aches and pains.
December 15, 2022
RetireOne, Nationwide Partner on RIA Annuity DistributionRetireOne will soon begin distributing four of Nationwide's advisory annuity solutions.
December 15, 2022
15 Key Life, Health and Annuity Regulatory Stories of 2022, So FarUp till now, 2022 has been more a year of fixes than of masterpieces.
December 13, 2022
Annuity Issuers Need Regulatory Clarity: Scott GoldeThe Jackson compliance executive says the current jumble of rules hurts investors.
December 08, 2022
Consumers Are Nervous. Is That Good for Annuities?F&G posted new data on consumer jitters. Jackson released (surprising) product ownership numbers.
December 07, 2022
IRS Highlights Shrinking Tax Credits, Third-Party Payment Changes for 2023Taxpayers who took certain credits in 2021 could get much smaller refunds in 2022, the IRS says.
December 05, 2022
Quiz: Do You Know These Annuity Tax Facts?Only the tax-savviest can ace this test, but all advisors can benefit from the refresher.