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Soleares Research, LLC is a market research and consulting firm servicing the annuity and life insurance businesses. We provide, through our website, periodic articles that cover important industry trends; we also offer clients phone or on-site consultations, executive briefings and presentations. We pride ourselves on first-class customer service and responsiveness to our clients. We aim to be an indispensable resource to the marketplace.
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Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from November, 2015

During November we saw an interesting mix of filings related to variable insurance funds, including some new registrations. Among the many changes included modifications to the objectives of managed-volatility portfolios, and more conversions of money...

A Brief Update on Variable Product Managed-Volatility Portfolios

In this report we’ll get caught up with trends in variable managed-volatility portfolios, which over the past few years have been gathering assets at a fairly rapid pace. We’ll also share a few corrections and...

Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from November, 2014

This report will cover noteworthy variable insurance fund filings from November – which was a fairly active month – and also briefly discuss trends in variable managed-volatility funds…