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Another Update – on Recent Variable Annuity Product Filings

In this report we’ll get caught up with noteworthy filings from last month, a time when a “bumper crop” of new variable and structured annuities was registered with the SEC. There were also some interesting...

An Update on Current Trends in Structured Annuity Products

This will be a brief commentary touching on some of the main attributes of structured annuities, a product type that has garnered significant sales traction in recent years and has been a source of innovative...

Thinking about 1Q18 in the VA Business and Recent Product Developments

Variable annuity industry sales were better than expected in the first quarter of this year and we suspect that if conditions continue to improve over the rest of 2018, insurers will feel more comfortable to...

Change is in the Air: from Ohio National, American General, Lincoln

In this report we’ll cover noteworthy variable annuity filings of recent weeks: another benefit exchange offer from Ohio National that looks much like one we wrote about last year, some guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit changes...

More on New VA Lifetime Withdrawal Benefits – and Other Product Notes

In this report we’ll comment on variable annuity benefit launches that have occurred of late plus touch on adjustments and tweaks insurers have been making during the May prospectus update season…

Another Update – On Variable Annuity Product Filings of Recent Weeks

In this report we’ll get caught up on variable annuity products that were filed from mid-February into early March. Included in this batch were a few enhancements to guaranteed living benefits, making us think that...

Looking at Public Insurers’ Variable Annuity Sales Results in 4Q17

As we typically do each earnings season, we reviewed variable annuity business results for a small number of selected stock-traded insurers and for most of them, sales improved in Q4, however we can’t say the...

As Expected – Lincoln National Files New Structured Variable Annuity

Making good on its announcement of late last year, Lincoln National recently registered its first structured variable annuity with the SEC. The contract should debut sometime this year…

Some Random Thoughts Regarding Trends in VA Contract Design

With this report we’ll conclude our coverage of variable annuity contracts registered last year and provide some thoughts on current directions in product design…