Research & Reports

We have to think most annuity insurers were optimistic as last year ended, as total sales were once again at record levels. Conditions proved near perfect for the industry, as rising interest rates and stock...

We took a thorough look through the annuity filing pipeline and discovered we are overdue for an update, so in this commentary we will touch on some registrations of registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) from insurers...

At present we are in a reflective mood, given that earnings season for insurance companies has concluded and we are waiting for LIMRA to release final sales numbers for the second quarter. This is not...

In recent weeks we have seen activity pick up along the annuity product pipeline, and in this report we will discuss some of the more notable happenings: the registration of a new contingent deferred annuity...

Reports like this one are becoming a staple of ours for the start of each year and we hope to provide many more of them in the future: it is our final review of variable...

This brief report will follow up on our coverage of activity along the variable annuity product pipeline and get our readers caught up with new contracts and guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits (GLWBs) filed with the...

Since we get the feeling that due to rising interest rates, registered index-linked annuities will be encountering stiffer competition from other annuities, we figured now would be a great time to get caught up on...

In this commentary we’ll share our thoughts on first quarter annuity business results of publicly traded insurers we track regularly. In our view most of these companies reflected the experience of the industry as a...

This week we will conclude our thoughts on fourth quarter annuity sales for stock-traded insurers we track regularly with Jackson Financial Inc., which held its earnings call last week. We’ll also discuss some notable variable...