Research & Reports
Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from September, 2015
Last month we saw no registrations of new variable insurance funds, which is not out of the ordinary for the time of year. During the month there were plenty of changes and tweaks – among...
Update: New Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits Filed in 2015
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 2015
This table updates our coverage of new variable annuity contracts filed with the SEC in 2015 and we have endeavored to capture noteworthy changes to the initial registrations…
Regarding the Return of a Long-Term Care Rider – and a VA Product Update
In this report we’ll discuss Lincoln National’s re-filing last week of a variable annuity long-term care benefit – a revised version of one originally submitted to the SEC about six years ago. We’ll also touch...
Zurich American Offers Buyback to Owners of Vintage VA Contracts, Riders
This week we’re going to comment on an interesting new variable annuity buyout launched fairly recently by Zurich American Life, an insurer that long ago pulled out of selling new contracts. The fact the company...
Notes on Interesting New Structured Annuities Filed Lately with the SEC
In this commentary we’ll cover a topic we haven’t visited for a while: structured annuities, as a few new ones were filed with the SEC recently, some of them updates to existing contracts. We’ll also...
Considering Themes Relevant to the VA Industry in 2Q15 – and Beyond
It seems like the year is going by very fast – the third quarter is winding down already and yet, in our view, it’s hard to forecast how the variable annuity business will finish up...
Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from August, 2015
This report contains our customary review of variable insurance fund filings from the prior month. August was marked by interesting changes and adjustments to investment platforms. During the month we noticed no new fund registrations…
Notes on New VA and GLWB from Ameritas – and Recent Filings
. In this report we will catch up with recent variable annuity product filings submitted to the SEC, among them a contract from Ameritas registered last week that contains a new guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit…