Research & Reports
Notes on Interesting New Annuity Products Filed in Early 2022
January is now behind us, and we are already seeing intriguing new annuities getting filed with the SEC, suggesting to us that 2022 will be very active in terms of product development. Trends we saw...
Update: Notable VA Product Changes in 2021
This spreadsheet covers notable variable annuity product changes in 2021 and contains 82 entries…
Summaries of New VA Contracts Registered With the SEC in 2021
This table is our final update on new variable annuity contracts registered with the SEC in 2021; this table contains summaries of 23 new host contracts…
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...