Research & Reports
Update: Summaries of New VA Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits Filed With the SEC in 2021
This table is our final update our coverage of new variable annuity guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits (GLWBs) registered with the SEC in 2021. The table lists 18 riders, inclusive of New York-specific versions…
Update: Summaries of New Registered Index-Linked Annuities (RILAs) filed in 2021
This table contains our final update on new registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) filed with the SEC in 2021. This table covers 15 contracts, not including instances where a product was refiled…
Wrapping Up Coverage of Variable Annuity Product Filings from 2021
This report will be like one we published around this time last year, in which we’ll give our final thoughts on variable annuity product filings from 2021, a time we would characterize as relatively slow...
Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from December, 2021
In December we saw the continuation of a trend in variable funds that has been picking up steam – the emergence of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) investing – because during the month there...
Thoughts on an Annuity With Some Unique GLWB Provisions
We’ve said this often enough: our industry has an abundance of talented individuals constantly looking for ways to build annuities that address investor needs, as those needs always changing and evolving. In this report we’ll...
Our Year-End Comments on How the Industry Performed In 2021
Each year we devote our last commentary to a consideration of how the U.S. annuity business performed – mostly on the variable annuity side, as it still is our primary focus – however over time...
An Update on Variable Managed-Volatility Portfolios Through 3Q21
This spreadsheet updates our coverage of variable insurance volatility-managed portfolios for the third quarter of 2021. By our count, as of September 30 there were 197 such portfolios in operation, three fewer than the previous...
Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from November, 2021
Last month we did not identify any new variable fund registrations, but we did see more of a growing pattern we noted in our last fund report: the addition of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance...
A Roundup of VA Product Filing Activity of Recent Months
This report will be an overview of recent variable annuity product development activity that we have not covered yet in these pages. Even though the year is winding down, the industry is still coming up...