Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
February 04, 2010
Big Shots and Blanket StatementsSo annuities are bad - not just bad but "the worst possible solution for managing a lifetime income stream" - because there are people who abuse their authority?
February 01, 2010
Variable Annuities Poised To Take Off--AgainFor most of the last decade, variable annuities have been one of the most popular investment products offered by insurance firms.
January 31, 2010
Variable Annuities Poised To Take Off--AgainFor most of the last decade, variable annuities have been one of the most popular investment products offered by insurance firms.
January 24, 2010
FinCen: Insurers See Possible Terrorist Financing ActivityInsurers seem to be doing a good job of telling the U.S. Treasury Department about suspicious activity, and they have uncovered a few transactions that may relate to financing of terrorism, officials say.
January 21, 2010
Ruark: GMWB Use Below ExpectationsUse of the guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit option offered with variable annuities has been lower than originally expected.
January 21, 2010
Ruark: GMWB Use Below ExpectationsUse of the guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit option offered with variable annuities has been lower than originally expected.
January 01, 2010
Broker/Dealer NewsThe Insured Retirement Institute, the variable annuity trade group formerly known as NAVA, praised on December 4 SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro's public call for a...
December 23, 2009
LHATF Posts VA DraftsThe Life and Health Actuarial Task Force has unveiled new drafts of a variable annuity reserving actuarial guideline and of a valuation manual section dealing with VA principles-based reserving requirements.
December 21, 2009
Guarantees and Security in a New EconomyIn a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires reporter Daisy Maxey asked six financial advisors for their recommendations in several areas of consumer finance for 2010.
December 21, 2009
Guarantees and Security in a New EconomyIn a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires reporter Daisy Maxey asked six financial advisors for their recommendations in several areas of consumer finance for 2010.