Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
IRI: VA Issuers Prefer to Keep Guarantees
By staff WriterU.S. insurers would rather hedge variable annuity living benefits guarantees, or charge more for the guarantees, than to eliminate the guarantees altogether.
June 07, 2011
Annuity update: Sales up by double digitsThe Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) reported last week that first quarter annuity sales gained a double digit increase over sales from the same time period last year.
June 07, 2011
Annuity update: Sales up by double digitsThe Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) reported last week that first quarter annuity sales gained a double digit increase over sales from the same time period last year.
May 31, 2011
Annuity Assets Were Highest Ever in Q1: MorningstarAnnuity sales hit a new high-water mark with results for the first quarter of 2011, when they logged in with assets reaching their highest level ever and posted double-digit increases over the same period in 2010.
May 02, 2011
Annuity Industry Had Volatile Year in 2010The annuity industry was marked by volatility in 2010, a report released Friday by SNL Financial found.
April 28, 2011
IRI: VA Flows JumpThe flow of new assets into U.S. variable annuities increased 10% in 2010, to about $137 billion, according to the Insured Retirement Institute.
April 28, 2011
IRI: VA Flows JumpThe flow of new assets into U.S. variable annuities increased 10% in 2010, to about $137 billion, according to the Insured Retirement Institute.
April 14, 2011
Sun Life Survey: Market Penetration for Variable Annuities Still LowDisappearance of defined contribution plans options means rising need for VAs.