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The “income message” isn’t getting through: EBRI/MetLife survey

By Editorial Staff Thu, May 8, 2014

In a survey, the provision of income projections to 401(k) participants was not enough of a "nudge" to motivate many workers to contribute more to their accounts--perhaps because many...

Published May 8, 2014

In 2013, Jackson National Broke Sales Records; VA Industry Broke Even

By Editorial Staff Wed, Apr 30, 2014

Lincoln, SunAmerica, and Aegon notched 36.9%, 39.3%, and 59.3% sales gains in 2013, respectively, according to Morningstar's quarterly Variable Annuity Sales and Assets Survey. Prudential and MetLife ended...

Published May 1, 2014

Prudential adds an accumulation VA

By Editorial Staff

The new Premier Investment VA contract will be offered in B-shares and no-surrender-period C shares, with insurance charges of 110 and 135 basis points, respectively. Contract owners can choose...

Published May 1, 2014

New York Life paid out more than $1 billion to SPIA owners in 2013

By Editorial Staff

The average monthly payout was $682, or about half the average monthly Social Security benefit of $1,294, the company said in a release.

Published May 1, 2014

The Retirement Industry Conference

By Kerry Pechter Fri, Apr 25, 2014

Want lots of 2013 data on annuity sales and VA rider use? You’ll find it—plus Richard Thaler’s crowd-stumping riddle—in this roundup of news from the recent LIMRA/LOMA/SoA conference in...

Published April 25, 2014

AIG and nine IMOs launch income-oriented FIA

By Editorial Staff

The "Power Select Plus Income" fixed indexed annuity's income rider allows contract owners to receive roll-up credits even if they take withdrawals during the deferral period. The initiative is...

Published April 25, 2014

Symetra doubles its YOY sales of deferred and immediate annuities in 1Q2014

By Editorial Staff

Higher interest rates and wider distribution of Symetra Financial's annuity products through banks and broker-dealers helped improve sales of fixed index and traditional fixed annuities, the company said in...

Published April 25, 2014

With New Indexed Annuity, Nationwide Takes a Walk on the Wild Side

By Kerry Pechter Thu, Apr 17, 2014

In February, Nationwide introduced New Heights, a fixed indexed annuity with an enticing "uncapped" crediting strategy and a novel living benefit rider for the b/d and independent agent channels....

Published April 17, 2014

Record year for bank annuity fee income in 2013

By Editorial Staff Thu, Apr 10, 2014

Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James Financial, J.P. Morgan & Co. and Bank of America were the annuity fee leaders in the bank space in 2013, combining for $2.23...

Published April 10, 2014

Net annuity cash flow at b/ds fell 19% in 2013: DTCC

By Editorial Staff Thu, Mar 20, 2014

December 2013 was the first month of negative net flow into annuities since Analytic Reporting of Annuities, an online service of DTCC’s National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), began collecting...

Published March 20, 2014

AIG enhances living benefit of indexed annuities

By Editorial Staff

The Lifetime Income Plus rider is automatically included in Power Index Plus Income, a new index annuity focused on retirement income and designed especially for the financial institution and...

Published March 20, 2014

FIA, DIA, and SPIA sales broke records in 4Q 2013: LIMRA

By Editorial Staff

Joe Montminy, assistant vice president, LIMRA SRI Annuity Research, attributed sales growth to rising interest rates, product innovation and “organic growth” in the bank and Independent B-D channels.

Published March 20, 2014

Top 20 annuity sellers in 2013

By Kerry Pechter Fri, Mar 14, 2014

In 2013, Jackson National Life sold $20.9 billion worth of variable annuities and New York Life sold $6.5 billion worth of fixed annuities, to lead those categories. Jackson had...

Published March 13, 2014

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