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On RILAs in the Pipeline and Other Variable Annuity Developments

Already this year we have devoted a few of our weekly commentaries to developments related to registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) but so much has been going on with those products of late that we need...

Our Wrap-up of Annuity Filing Activity and Thoughts on 2023 Sales

Normally each January we wrap up our coverage of product filings from the prior year and in this commentary we will do that, and also give some context on preliminary 2023 sales numbers from LIMRA...

Covering Some New Registered Index-Linked Annuity Registrations

This year we’ve had our hands full following developments related to registered index-linked annuities (RILAs), as that part of the market is: a) on pace to set a new annual sales record and b) highly...

Update: Notable VA and Benefit Rate Sheet Changes in 2023

This spreadsheet contains two sections: one with contractual VA product changes, the other a rate sheet tracker, mostly covering changes to guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits (GLWBs); it is an update of a sheet we published...

Another Update on VA Product Changes and Benefit Rate Sheets

This report will be another installment in our periodic coverage of product change and rate sheet activity related to traditional variable annuities and registered index-linked annuities (RILAs)…

A Filing Assortment: New RILAs, Rate Sheet Changes and More

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...

Scattered Thoughts on the Annuity Business in Early Q4

We have just finished the first two weeks of the fourth quarter, therefore we think it’s a good time to take a quick look back at the prior quarter, make note of some recent product...

More Thoughts on Sales Trends – and Notes on Product Filings

In this report we’ll share some of our thoughts on final second quarter annuity sales numbers – as LIMRA released them not long ago – and also have some commentary on happenings from the annuity...

Thoughts on the Business in Q2 – Based on Preliminary Data

Earlier this week LIMRA came out with preliminary annuity industry sales data for the second quarter, and in this commentary we will give our take on the numbers and what they might portend moving forward…