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- Variable annuities
- As a financial product sold by life insurance companies, it's no surprise that variable annuities have similar features to life insurance. Variable annuities are a hybrid financial product, combining features of mutual fund investing and life insurance. A variable annuity is a contract. You buy the contract with an initial...
- White papers 2003-09-08
- Hartford Financial Fails to Meet Even Low Expectations
- One of the largest insurers, Hartford Financial, reported first quarter losses this evening that were well below analysts' estimates. But you can't say they didn't warn you. Those who followed the Hartford, Connecticut-based insurer's steady drumbeat of bad news braced for what they thought was the worst: a loss...
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- Sun Life Doing Robust Business in Variable Annuities
- Canada's third largest life insurer, Sun Life Financial, is making news this week. First the company announced its interest in a U.S. acquisition, and then its stateside chief executive said that it's doing a robust business in variable annuities. This should make investors, as well as the...
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- 9 Things Brokers Won't Tell You
- Can you trust your broker to be honest with you? Read these nine cautions to find out. ...
- Articles 2009-05-14
- Variable Annuities: Bad Idea?
- Variable annuities are tax-deferred retirement savings products offered by insurance companies -- but they often come with high fees. MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger helps you assess your options.
- Videos 2009-07-27
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- VALIC initiates new simplified VA prospectus. (Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co.'s variable annuity prospectus)
- Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co has sought approval from the SEC for the first and second series prospectuses involving its Portfolio Director product. The variable annuity prospectuses have been simplified in an effort to make them more comprehendible to their readers so that all of the risks, conditions, and charges...
- Research articles 1996-09-02
- VALIC reports top Morningstar rankings for eight variable annuity funds
- HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 29, 1995--The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company VALIC, a leading commercial provider of variable annuity contracts, reports that seven of the equity fund options and one income fund within its Portfolio Director variable annuity contract ranked near the top of their respective categories, according to Morningstar's Variable Annuity/Life...
- Research articles 1995-11-29
- Seven new investment divisions added to New York Life's variable annuity and variable life products
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 11, 1996--Options Now Include Alger, Fidelity, Janus, and Morgan Stanley Portfolios New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation NYLIAC, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company, has enhanced its LifeStagesSM variable annuity, NYLIAC Variable Annuity, and NYLIAC Variable Universal Life products...
- Research articles 1996-11-11
- Prudential Variable Annuity Design Is Enhanced By Addition of Two New Equity Portfolios To Its Variable Annuity and Variable Life Product Lines
- NEWARK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 4, 1995--The Prudential Insurance Company of America today announced the introduction of two new equity portfolios for its variable annuity and variable life products sold by Prudential/Pruco Securities representatives (Discovery Plus, Variable Investment Plan, Discovery Life Plus, Variable Appreciable Life and Pruselect II). The new portfolios...
- Research articles 1995-05-04
- Prudential Annuities Ranked No. 1 in Second-Quarter 2005 Independent Broker Dealer Variable Annuity Sales; First-Ever Top Spot for Combined Prudential and American Skandia Annuity Organization
- NEWARK, N.J. -- Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) announced today that Prudential Annuities, the company's U.S. annuity business, earned the top spot in second-quarter 2005 Independent Broker Dealer IBD variable annuity sales(1). The success marked a milestone for the company, as it was the first time that the combined Prudential...
- Research articles 2005-09-28
- SEC Eyes Fund Substitutions.(Securities and Exchange Commission scritinizing changes in the menu of fund options in variable annuity and variable life policies)(Brief Article)
- Many insurers have made changes in the menu of fund options in their variable annuity and variable life policies. But now the practice is getting harder to do. Many insurers have made changes in the menu of fund options in their variable annuity and...
- Research articles 2000-10-16
- Everything You Need to Know about NASD Rules on Variable Annuity and Variable Insurance Prospecting and Sales in One Comprehensive E-Learning Course.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 January 2006-Research and Markets: Everything You Need to Know about NASD Rules on Variable Annuity and Variable Insurance Prospecting and Sales in One Comprehensive E-Learning CourseC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06012006 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c30426) has announced...
- Research articles 2006-01-06
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Launches New Variable Annuity
- MINNEAPOLIS -- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans today announced the launch of a new variable annuity that provides consumers with flexibility, choice and value for every stage of life. The Thrivent Financial Variable Annuity adds more investment options and a new living benefit to the organization's 2002 variable annuity offering, which...
- Research articles 2005-05-02
- American Skandia Life wraps proprietary VA for big bank. (variable annuity) (Wells Fargo Bank) (Product Announcement)
- American Skandia Life has developed a proprietary variable annuity VA in conjunction with the Wells Fargo Bank. The VA, the Stagecoach Variable Annuity, will be marketed by Wells Fargo through licensed personal financial officers in its branches that are employed by both the bank and by Wells Fargo's securities broker/dealer...
- Research articles 1994-06-27
- Travelers Life & Annuity Wins DALBAR Seal of Excellence for Variable Life and Variable Annuity Quarterly Statements
- Business Editors BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 29, 2003 DALBAR, Inc, announced today that Travelers Life & Annuity, a member of Citigroup (NYSE: C), was awarded the DALBAR Seal of Excellence for its Variable Life and Variable Annuity Quarterly Statements. The Seal is awarded to outstanding statements that effectively and efficiently...
- Research articles 2003-01-29
- Xerox Life variable annuity stresses asset allocation. (Xerox Corp. Xerox Life's Strategy asset allocation program)
- Xerox Corp subsidiary Xerox Life has developed Strategy, a no-cost asset allocation supplement to its Account for Performance variable annuity. Strategy will provide an annuity holder with a professional investment advisor who will transfer investment funXerox Corp subsidiary Xerox Life has developed Strategy, a no-cost asset allocation supplement to its...
- Research articles 1992-11-30
- Top 25 variable annuity contract sales.(Illustration)
- TOP 25 VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT SALES 2002 YEAR-END vs. 4th QUARTER 2003 YEAR-TO-DATE Rank by New Sales 12/31 12/31 2002 2003 YTD YTD Issuer 1...
- Research articles 2004-03-08
- Variable-annuity funds.
- Variable-annuity funds Corporates are growing more than Growth funds EQUITY INCOME ...
- Research articles 2001-11-05
- Goldman Sachs to Acquire Allmerica's Variable Life Insurance and Variable Annuity Business
- NEW YORK -- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that it has agreed to acquire the variable life insurance and variable annuity business of Allmerica Financial Corporation (NYSE: AFC), including the wholly-owned life insurance subsidiary, Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company. The transaction is expected to...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Lincoln Financial Group Introduces Multi-Fund Select; A variable annuity exclusively for employer-sponsored retirement plans
- FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Multi-FundR Select Variable Annuity, a new offering that extends one of the most enduring variable annuity brands in the financial services industry, was introduced today by Lincoln Financial Group. Available only in employer retirement markets, Multi-FundR Select is a significant addition to the Multi-FundR annuity family...
- Research articles 2004-08-03
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