Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
May 01, 2007
Built to LastResearch: If the price is right, does it matter which company guarantees an annuity? Stout: My opinion would be yes. Price is really not even the...
April 04, 2007
A Big Year for Variable AnnuitiesNAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Solutions (formerly the National Association of Variable Annuities) announced March 28 that total VA sales for 2006 were $157.3 billion, representing an 18.2% increase from 2005's sales of $133.1 billion.
March 29, 2007
Compensation Divides Annuity SellersTo expand the market for annuities, insurers have to win over fee-based financial advisors.Researchers at Cerulli Associates, Boston, have published that conclusion in a new ...
March 29, 2007
Compensation Divides Annuity SellersTo expand the market for annuities, insurers have to win over fee-based financial advisors.Researchers at Cerulli Associates, Boston, have published that conclusion in a new ...
March 22, 2007
LIMRA Reports Jump In VA ProductionTotal U.S. sales of individual annuities climbed to $59 billion during the fourth quarter of 2006, up 9% from the total for the fourth quarter ...
March 22, 2007
LIMRA Reports Jump In VA ProductionTotal U.S. sales of individual annuities climbed to $59 billion during the fourth quarter of 2006, up 9% from the total for the fourth quarter ...
March 18, 2007
VA Sales Hit $155 Billion In 2006New sales (excluding internal VA to VA exchanges) of variable annuities totaled $154.9 billion in 2006, an amount that was in line with earlier projections ...
March 18, 2007
VA Sales Hit $155 Billion In 2006New sales (excluding internal VA to VA exchanges) of variable annuities totaled $154.9 billion in 2006, an amount that was in line with earlier projections ...
March 16, 2007
Bank Brokerage Sales Off In JanuaryThe brokerage business in community banks and credit unions in January was 10% below the level set in January 2006.The PrimeVest/ING Index of Community Bank ...
March 01, 2007
Bank Annuity Sales Rise In DecemberThanks largely to increased demand for variable annuities, bank sales of annuities in December 2006 were up 7% over the total from a year earlier, ...