Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
April 17, 2008
Hancock sets sales recordAs annuities continue to fight image problems and their perception faces a shaping battle between the insurance industry, the media and regulators, a piece of good news emerged from the variable side of the industry. John Hancock Financial Services
April 17, 2008
'Commission-free investing' claim clouds VA articleI must express my disappointment in John Huggard's article, "10 reasons variable annuity sales are soaring" (Senior Market Advisor, Dec. 2006).
April 17, 2008
Compliance complaintsCompliance people running scaredOur compliance team has the correct approach - they often say "no" at the first pass, then follow it up with, "Now, let's see how we can make it work." Of course, this is at the internal advisory level in our RIA, not
April 16, 2008
Hancock sets sales recordAs annuities continue to fight image problems and their perception faces a shaping battle between the insurance industry, the media and regulators, a piece of good news emerged from the variable side of the industry. John Hancock Financial Services
April 16, 2008
What is your perception of variable annuities?Jerome G., 76New Prague, Minn."I don' know any details about them; I have other investments. I guess I have heard a few things about them in the news, and none of it was good. The feeling I got is that a lot of advisors use variable annuities to
April 16, 2008
'Commission-free investing' claim clouds VA articleI must express my disappointment in John Huggard's article, "10 reasons variable annuity sales are soaring" (Senior Market Advisor, Dec. 2006).
April 16, 2008
Compliance complaintsCompliance people running scaredOur compliance team has the correct approach - they often say "no" at the first pass, then follow it up with, "Now, let's see how we can make it work." Of course, this is at the internal advisory level in our RIA, not
April 12, 2008
Company launches new variable productWith lifetime income being the name of the game, variable annuities with guarantees in that regard are gaining in number and popularity. American United Life Insurance Co. enters the mix with its latest product, Voyage Protector, which comes with
April 11, 2008
What financial or insurance product are you most wary of, and why?Regina C., 63Gothenburg, Neb."I've heard nothing good about annuities - especially what they call variable annuities. I've read some pretty scary articles in the newspapers, like the New York Times, and the whole idea makes me nervous. Apparently,
April 11, 2008
Company launches new variable productWith lifetime income being the name of the game, variable annuities with guarantees in that regard are gaining in number and popularity. American United Life Insurance Co. enters the mix with its latest product, Voyage Protector, which comes with