A New Kind of Income Annuity

Achaean Financial and Ash Brokerage, a large Fort Wayne, Ind., BGA, are partnering on a potential retirement game-changer: Achaean's immediate indexed income annuity, couched in Ash's JourneyGuide planning software. The underwriter has yet to be named.
Capital Idea

Ties grow between Athene and Jackson National

By Editorial Staff
Athene's $500 million investment and $1.25 billion reinsurance deal with Jackson National is expected to boost Jackson's Risk-Based Capital (RBC) ratio by about 80 percentage points.

COVER STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

June 11, 2020

These Hedges (Probably) Won’t Clip You

By Kerry Pechter
Listen to an actuary who put $50k into a five-year indexed variable annuity four years ago as an alternative to CDs. We explain how IVAs are priced, and we tell you how his investment...
June 4, 2020

Does Your Suffering Need Buffering?

By Kerry Pechter
Buffered or structured variable annuities 'are the new shining star of the annuity market,' said Sheryl Moore, CEO of Wink, Inc., which tracks annuity sales. 'This is where life insurers will start focusing their...
May 28, 2020

BlackRock Makes a Bundle (with Annuities)

By Kerry Pechter
BlackRock, the giant asset manager, is adding a lifetime income dimension to its LifePath target date funds by partnering with Brighthouse, Equitable and Voya on a service that will help 401(k) participants buy individual...