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New Coverage: New Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits Filed in 2015

This table commences our coverage of new variable annuity Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits (GLWBs) filed with the SEC so far this year…

New Coverage: Summaries of New VA Contracts Filed with the SEC in 2015

This table commences our coverage of new variable annuity contracts filed with the SEC so far in 2015…

Update: Variable Insurance Volatility-Managed Portfolios

This updated spreadsheet of variable insurance volatility-managed portfolios contains data through the fourth quarter of 2014, and incorporates some adjustments to the data set. By our count there were 193 such portfolios in operation, containing...

Update: Summaries of New VA Contracts Filed with the SEC in 2014

This table is our final update to our coverage of new variable annuity contracts registered with the SEC in 2014…

Update: New Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits (GLWBs) Filed in 2014

This table is our final update to our coverage of variable annuity Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits (GLWBs) filed with the SEC in 2014…

Update: Notable VA Product Changes in 2014

This spreadsheet is our final update to our coverage of notable variable annuity product changes from 2014…

Update: Variable Insurance Volatility-Managed Portfolios

This updated spreadsheet of variable insurance volatility-managed portfolios contains data through the third quarter of 2014, and incorporates some adjustments to the data set. By our count there were 190 such portfolios in operation, containing...

Update: New Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits Filed in 2014

This table updates our coverage of new variable annuity Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits (GLWBs) filed with the SEC so far this year…

Update: Summaries of New VA Contracts Filed with the SEC in 2014

This table updates our coverage of new variable annuity contracts filed with the SEC so far in 2014…