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VA Income Benefits Are Evolving to Offer New Forms of Guaranteed Income

We believe that Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefits (GMIBs) are still formidable weapons in the variable annuity benefit arsenal, they have been around for awhile and many financial advisors still find them quite attractive. While innovation...

As Went the Market, So Went the Industry – VA Results of Public Insurers in 1Q08

Based on first quarter variable annuity sales of public insurers we track regularly – and some early estimates of how the industry fared – the first quarter of 2008 was a period where industry deposits...

Sketching Out Issues in the VA Space – in Anticipation of 1Q08 Sales

As we post this report, the insurance sector is entering earnings season and we’re looking forward to listening in on the conference calls because they always contain good nuggets of information about the variable annuity...

Observations on the Latest Variable Annuity Contracts Coming to Market

Because there has been a pretty sizable crop of new variable annuities filed this year with the SEC, in this week’s commentary we’ll take a break from discussing the living benefit arms race – since...

More Reconnaissance on the VA Arms Race – What’s Happening with GLWBs

We think most of our readers would agree that the competition in the variable annuity business within Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits (GLWBs) constitutes the largest portion of the living benefits arms race, and this year...

Benefit Outlook – Disparate Notes on VA Guarantees and the Current Climate

A significant number of variable annuity contracts and benefits will be rolling out over the next few months, and as we monitor the goings on, we’ll be watching to see whether new product ideas will...

“New Wave” Annuities – Offer Living Benefits to Funds, Managed Accounts

Now that the appeal of variable annuity guaranteed living benefits has been firmly established – and has grown steadily over the past several years, greatly helping insurers sustain growth – it seems only natural that...

Further Musings on the Competitive Elements of Variable Annuity Features

Due to the variable annuity living benefit arms race we’re seeing commoditization setting in among Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits (GLWBs), with numerous variations emerging not just due to the heat of competition but because insurers...

Spring VA Product Fashions: Designs and Rollups Meant to Outdo the Rest

We’re just entering the season where new variable annuity product filings really begin to pick up, and there’s ample evidence that the guaranteed living benefit arms race is still being waged with great gusto. To...