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Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Frank O'Connor |
Encouraging Signs New variable annuity sales slipped slightly in the third quarter of 2010, to $33.6 billion from $33.9 billion in the second quarter, but they were still up 9.9% from the $30.6 billion in the third quarter of 2009.   |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2011
Frank O'Connor |
Momentum Builder Variable annuity sales gathered steam in the second quarter. New sales of $39.4 billion drove year-to-date sales to $78.2 billion, a 19.2% increase over the $65.6 billion in first-half 2010 sales and 27.1% higher than the $61.5 billion sold during the same period in 2009. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2011
Frank O'Connor |
Asset Magnet Variable annuities continued to show strength in the first quarter with new sales of $38.7 billion, a 23.2% increase over the year-ago quarter's total of $31.4 billion. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Marco Chmura |
An Upward Swing Prudential continued to lead the way as the top seller of variable annuities with $5.3 billion in second-quarter sales and a 15.7% market share. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Frank O'Connor |
Hitting the High Notes Variable annuities ended 2010 on a strong note by virtually all measures. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2012
Frank O'Connor |
Acting to Reduce Risk for Variable Annuities Sector Many variable annuity issuers made changes to older products or introduced new ones. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2006
Frank O'Connor |
A Slow Ascent Variable annuity sales for 2005 managed to beat sales for 2004, but not by much. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2013
John McCarthy |
Variable Annuities Sliding As carriers move to adjust risk, sales taper off after three straight years of growth. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2009
Frank O'Connor |
Defining Factors New sales of variable annuities recovered moderately in the second quarter. The improvement was far from broad-based, with some companies showing large declines from the first quarter and others posting significant increases. |
BusinessWeek
June 23, 2011
Margaret Collins |
Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost Guarantees make annuities more appealing - and more complex. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2010
Frank O'Connor |
A Mixed Bag New sales of variable annuities slipped in the third quarter, dropping 2% to $30.6 billion. That's down 17.3% year-over-year from third quarter 2008 sales of $37 billion. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2009
Frank O'Connor |
Falling Fast New sales of variable annuities continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 2008, falling to $32.6 billion from third-quarter sales of $37 billion, an 11.9% drop. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
This Much-Hated Investment Could Actually Help You Few investments inspire such devotion and scorn as annuities. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Are Variable Annuities Right for You? Variable annuity sales are way up, but are they a smart move? |
Insurance & Technology
August 24, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Prudential Annuities Debuts Consumer-Focused Web Site Prudential's new site features an educational video, simple navigation, and consumer-friendly language about Prudential Annuities Highest Daily Lifetime 6 Plus optional living benefit. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2010
Frank O'Connor |
VAs Head for Slowdown With living benefits now more expensive and restrictive, on balance, muted future sales growth is expected unless more advisors utilize the product, and more investors understand and embrace it. |
Financial Advisor
June 2012
Alan Lavine |
Tough Business Major players exit variable annuities, but VA sales are up overall. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Frank O'Connor |
A New Dynamic Variable annuity sales fell in 2009 as incentives to stay put in existing contracts choked off exchange growth. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2012
O'Connor & McCarthy |
Making Adjustments 2012 started out about average for variable annuity issuers in terms of SEC filing activity, with a total of 59 annuity product changes in the first quarter com pared with 130 filings in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 49 in the first quarter of last year. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Avoid This "Safe" Investment Today Guaranteed investments cost too much. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2012
Dave Lindorff |
Indexed Annuities Grab the Spotlight Indexed annuities have gained popularity while variable annuities have softened, as the players on the buy and sell side change. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2013
Frank O'Connor |
More Fine Tuning for Variable Annuities Issuers kept busy in the first part of the year, but mainly by changing existing products. |
Registered Rep.
December 18, 2012
Alan Lavine |
Uh, Sorry...Can We Have That Back? Several insurance companies are following in the footsteps of The Hartford and offering to buyback variable annuities with guaranteed lifetime income. Should your clients take the cash? |
Financial Advisor
May 2010
Alan Lavine |
Sizing Up Annuities In the wake of the recent financial meltdown, the income guarantees offered by annuities have become quite attractive. The payouts are appealing, but do your homework. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Pay Too Much for This Investment When it comes to guaranteed variable annuities, buyers are paying more for protection than they did in recent years -- even though the market has already dropped substantially. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2006
Frank O'Connor |
Holding Steady Variable annuity sales remained high for the traditionally weak third quarter. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Gail Liberm |
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Frank O'Connor |
First-Quarter Dip New sales of variable annuities decrease in the first quarter of 2008... AXA Equitable held the No. 1 spot in variable annuity sales... Top retail product was John Hancock's Venture III... Other first-quarter 2008 top sellers... |
Registered Rep.
May 18, 2010
Alan Lavine |
No-Load Annuities Gain Momentum As more wirehouse registered reps join RIAs or start their own, as income tax rates rise, and as Baby Boomers continue their march into retirement, expect investments in no-load variable annuities to grow. |
Registered Rep.
August 15, 2011
Alan Lavine |
Investors Flock to Variable Annuities With Guaranteed Benefits, But Beware Retiring baby boomers are pouring their money into variable annuities with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits. |
On Wall Street
November 1, 2008
Elizabeth Wine |
Seeking Unsexy Annuities Annuities have received a bad rap of late for their high fees and confusing contracts. But as other investments tank, clients are once again looking for guaranteed income streams from their portfolios. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Annuities Special: The Right Rider Boomers want guaranteed lifetime income, but don't want to buy an immediate annuity. Variable annuity issuers think they have a solution. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Frank O'Connor |
Flight to Guarantees? Sales and assets under management in variable annuities have been growing steadily since hitting a low point in 2002. |
Investment Advisor
March 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Sweetening the Pot A new report has found that adding a variable annuity with a lifetime guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit rider to a traditional stock and bond retirement portfolio can increase income while decreasing income risk. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
James J. Green |
Annuity Sales Increase Reports released by the Insured Retirement Institute found that the sales of both fixed and variable annuities continued to recover in the fourth quarter of 2009. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005
Rick Carey |
The Downward Trend Continues The net flow of cash into variable annuities plummeted this quarter, to a level not seen in years. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Kristen French |
VA Sales Keepin' On Despite the recent onslaught of negative regulatory and media attention to variable annuities, sales of these products have not suffered. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2005
Rick Carey |
Going for GMWB Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits for life drove variable annuities in 2004--and will again. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2012
Diana Britton |
Annuities: Growing Pains Since the beginning of 2011, three insurance carriers -- Sun Life Financial, Genworth Financial and, most recently, The Hartford -- have exited the annuity business altogether. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2013
Frank O'Connor |
Annuity Changes Speed Up Issuers have been busy changing fees, adjusting payout levels and consolidating age bands. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
Nice Niche Two product lines in the fixed annuity category set sales records in 2010. Index annuities (up 6%) and immediate annuities (up 2%) both recorded modest increases over 2009, but they did reach the highest levels on record, according to Beacon Research in Evanston, Ill. |
Registered Rep.
September 17, 2012
Alan Lavine |
Insuring Income You'd like to insure at least part of your client's income for life. But do you choose a variable annuity with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit? Or an immediate annuity? |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Alan Lavine |
Finding A Floor Annuities gain traction in a world of low returns. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2009
Paul Menchaca |
Post-Boom It is no secret that as investors continue their flight to safety, the variable annuity boom has at least deflated, if not entirely gone bust. More conservative retirement products are now in favor. |
Investment Advisor
July 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Drivers of Annuity Sales Assets in annuities will jump to $2.9 trillion by 2012 -- a compound annual growth rate of 7.9% -- sparked by demographic trends and product development that addresses both guaranteed income and principal protection. |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Ellen Hoffman |
Annuities: Don't Believe The Hype Many of the tax benefits of variable annuities no longer exist, but the hard sell continues |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
Marshall Eckblad |
VAs Head for a Banner Year New sales of variable annuities continued to climb through the first quarter of 2006, reaching $37.6 billion and falling just short of an all-time high for VA sales in a quarter. However, retiring baby boomers may be keeping net flows slim in the longer term. |
Registered Rep.
November 16, 2010
Alan Lavine |
Growth Opportunities: Immediate Annuities And Qualified Retirement Plans There's a window of opportunity for financial advisors to build business: They can use annuities available in 401k plans to help workers with their post-retirement income. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Retirement Ripoff You Can't Afford Insurance companies are making changes to annuities that will make them an even worse deal for investors. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Frank O'Connor |
A Bump in the Road Despite a third quarter slump in sales, variable annuities are still headed for a banner year. |
