Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
August 01, 2007
How to Conquer Variable Annuity ObjectionsIt?s not hard to find bad press about variable deferred annuity contracts. It?s quite possible that your clients have heard negative things about these types of investments. Typically, opponents cite high fees and low liquidity as reasons
July 31, 2007
How to Conquer Variable Annuity ObjectionsIt?s not hard to find bad press about variable deferred annuity contracts. It?s quite possible that your clients have heard negative things about these types of investments. Typically, opponents cite high fees and low liquidity as reasons
July 01, 2007
SEC Official Offers Road Map Of Priority ProjectsThe consequences likely to be faced by insurers crafting new products for the "baby boomer" generation are just a few of the issues the Securities ...
July 01, 2007
VA Suitability More Important As Boomers Age, Regulators SaySuitability in variable annuity sales is becoming an increasingly important issue as the "baby boomer" generation approaches its senior years, according to state and federal ...
July 01, 2007
SEC Official Offers Road Map Of Priority ProjectsThe consequences likely to be faced by insurers crafting new products for the "baby boomer" generation are just a few of the issues the Securities ...
July 01, 2007
VA Suitability More Important As Boomers Age, Regulators SaySuitability in variable annuity sales is becoming an increasingly important issue as the "baby boomer" generation approaches its senior years, according to state and federal ...
June 17, 2007
1Q VA Sales Hit $40 Billion--AgainThe 1st quarter of 2007 saw variable annuity sales exceed $40 billion for the second time in a year. New sales of $40.1 billion were ...
June 17, 2007
1Q VA Sales Hit $40 Billion--AgainThe 1st quarter of 2007 saw variable annuity sales exceed $40 billion for the second time in a year. New sales of $40.1 billion were ...
June 15, 2007
Ohio National Variable Annuities Experience Record-Setting Growth, Receive RecognitionOhio National, Cincinnati, has experienced record-setting ONcore sales growth in the six months since strengthening its ONcore variable annuity benefit rider lineup with the addition of two new Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit Plus (GMIB Plus)
May 29, 2007
Symetra's Low Cost, High Value "Focus:" The Smart Variable Annuity ChoiceSymetra Life Insurance Company, Bellevue, Wash., has introduced a new variable annuity that is among the most cost-effective of such products on the market. The Symetra Focus Variable Annuity is also one of the only variable annuities available