Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Are lower cost variable annuities with lifetime benefits a bargain?
By Robert Bloink, William H. ByrnesAsset allocation is more important than ever in newer variable annuities.
March 08, 2013
What’s behind the annuity M&A blitz?Private equity firms have taken a liking to annuities. Can they run the business any better?
March 07, 2013
Annuities and taxes, part 2: Variable immediate annuity paymentsHow are payments under a variable immediate annuity taxed?
March 07, 2013
Annuities and taxes, part 2: Variable immediate annuity paymentsHow are payments under a variable immediate annuity taxed?
March 06, 2013
Annuities and Taxes, Pt. 2: Variable Immediate Annuity PaymentsThe Tax Facts Online experts explain the tax implications of receiving a payment through a variable immediate annuity.
February 19, 2013
3 reasons the peddler at your door wants you to buy a variable annuitySadly, many advisors dont understand the product they are selling to clients, laments Matt Golab.
February 15, 2013
Nationwide ends 2012 with nearly $1B in earningsFor all of 2012, Nationwides revenue totaled $22.7 billion, a 22 percent rise from the $18.6 billion posted in 2011.
February 15, 2013
Study: VA GMIB annuitization rates not so badRelax, risk mangers: A first-ever study indicates that annuitization rates on variable annuities with GMIBs are below what the industry probably feared.