Making Sense of All the Movement – VA Contracts, Riders Set for Q4 Debuts

This week we’ll comment on an assortment of recent product moves within the variable annuity space, and we must say that we aren’t seeing a major slowdown in the rate of activity, as there are plenty of new things launching in the fourth quarter. The competition remains intense and some players are still “pushing the envelope” in certain respects. However it’s been a rough market, and we have also detected adjustments insurers have been making to trim their risk exposures wherever possible...