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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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Thinking a Bit – About Current RILA Buyer Preferences

Lately we have been contemplating what is drawing consumers to the registered index-linked annuity (RILA) – given its immense sales growth of the past few years – and recently we’ve gained some insights on that...

A RILA Product Pipeline Update – and Other Notable Things

We’ve said it often enough in these pages: that the registered index-linked annuity (RILA) side of the business has been humming with activity throughout the year and we don’t expect that to change anytime soon....

Some Notes on VA Rate Sheet Updates, and Other Filings

In this report we’ll once again get up to speed with developments along the variable annuity product pipeline, putting a special emphasis on benefit rate sheet updates, which we believe are in response to very...

Various Thoughts – on 2Q24 Annuity Industry Sales

A few months ago, we published a report when LIMRA released final annuity industry sales for the first quarter and we will do so again this time, as 2Q24 numbers came out not long ago…

Notes on 2Q24 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

Like the prior quarter, stock-traded insurers who sell registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) reported strong results in Q2, while fixed annuities were another matter – a few experienced a sales boom, while others had severe decreases…

An Industry Outlook in Light of Q2 Preliminary Sales Data

Not long ago, LIMRA released preliminary second quarter annuity industry sales data, which revealed – as we expected – a very strong growth rate although not across all product types. In this report we’ll provide...

An Update on Variable Socially-Responsible (ESG) Portfolios

In this report we’ll get caught up with variable Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) portfolios, as we consider them a subset of the industry that bears watching. Their assets have been growing modestly in recent...

Notes on Registered Index-Linked Annuities – and Other Things

In this report we will weigh in once again on registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) because lately we have seen some product moves to make note of; that said we’ll also cover some developments in traditional...

Update: Summaries of Registered Index-Linked Annuities (RILAs)

This table provides coverage of registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) which are either currently for sale or may be closed but are still mentioned on insurance company websites; it contains summaries of 66 products…