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Thoughts on VA and Structured Annuity Filings – And Related Topics

Activity has been a bit slow along the variable annuity product pipeline of late – which is typical of this time of year – however we do have a few notable filings to report on,...

An Assortment of VA Product Filings – and Other Items – from April and May

It’s about time we checked in on the variable annuity product pipeline because we noticed a good mix of interesting filings come through over the past few months, most of them debuting during the May...

Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from April, 2017

This report contains our regular coverage of noteworthy variable fund filings from the prior month. We saw no new fund registrations come through in April, as was the case in March – and we attribute...

DOL Rule-Related Takeaways from the Retirement Industry Conference

Last week we attended the annual LIMRA/LOMA/SOA Retirement Industry Conference, held in Orlando, Florida, and in this report we’ll share some thoughts on a topic that was much discussed throughout the event – the Department...

Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from March, 2017

This report covers notable variable fund developments from the last month, a time in which we saw no new registrations, but a good amount of filings that made changes to investment platforms…

Reviewing Variable Insurance Fund Filings from February, 2017

This report contains our customary coverage of noteworthy variable fund filings from the prior month. During February we noticed a number of new registrations, including some that will pursue alternative investment and managed-volatility strategies, which...

More Notes on Lincoln National’s New GLWB – and Other Matters

Due to this being a somewhat slow period in the variable annuity product pipeline, in this report we’ll delve a little further into a new guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit from Lincoln National scheduled to launch...

Highlights from Recent VA Filings from February and Early March

In this report we’ll get caught up with notable annuity product filings filed with the SEC from February and early March, including new contracts and benefits as well as modifications to existing ones…

Variable Annuity Sales Were Again Depressed in Q4 and Full Year 2016

After reviewing the results of selected publicly-traded insurers from their fourth quarter earnings calls and financial statements, we expect that the variable annuity industry as a whole reflected the experience of these companies, namely lower...