03 Feb 2025
Annuities roundup: insurers gear up for Rila N-4 registration
Also: FIA and Rila sales together hit US$190.7 billion; Finra beefs up Rila sales practice; BofA USA Growth FC 10 Index surfaces
15 Jan 2025
Barclays Aries strategy surfaces in new FIA range
The multi-asset volatility control index is now available in a suite of fixed index annuities (FIAs) to be issued by Delaware Life.
14 Jan 2025
Annuities roundup: Ibexis introduces prop indices designed by UBS, Barclays
Plus: Global Atlantic brings another Rila; Limra forecasts FIAs slowdown; Salt Financial unveils best index performers; Milliman finds sharp increases in surrender rates.
03 Jan 2025
Annuities roundup: Pacific Life enters Rila market
Plus: Allianz and Prudential make moves in multi-billion US dollar reinsurance; AM Best maintains stable outlook; Corebridge’s 21.6% ownership sales completed.
26 Nov 2024
FIA, Rila sold US$53bn in Q3 24, Allianz sales balloon
The US indexed annuity sales are again in record territory. Allianz, AuguStar, Lincoln blossom while Security Benefit and Symetra are in the shadow by sales.
25 Nov 2024
Citi Loomis Sayles index launched via annuity
Nationwide has added the Loomis Sayles Discovery Index to its fixed index annuities (FIAs) in partnership with Citi and Annexus.
14 Nov 2024
Annuities: BNPP unveils night owl index
In this week’s roundup, we also look at the latest developments at Jackson, AIG and Principal on top of an update of IUL market.
30 Oct 2024
Annuities: FIA and Rila sales hit US$142.4 billion in 9M 2024
North American partners with AMS on a new FIA; US Senator slams insurance carrier kickbacks; Allianz survey unveils that less than half of Americans have a plan for retirement.
10 Oct 2024
Corebridge debuts registered index-linked annuity in US
The Houston-based insurer has launched its first registered index-linked annuity (Rila) after amassing US$4.3 billion fixed index annuity (FIA) sales in the first six months of 2024.
03 Oct 2024
Annuities: Equitable adds index option to variable annuity
In this annuity roundup, we also look at a new study from Allianz Life, a challenge of Rila registration system and Canada’s life insurance activity in Q2 24.
02 Oct 2024
New AI custom indices debut in US index annuity market
Security Benefit has introduced a fixed index annuity (FIA) tracking two artificial intelligence (AI)-powered indices by Société Générale and Bank of America.
13 Sep 2024
SRP Americas 2024: annuities soar on high rates, market competition
Panellists discussed the booming FIA and Rila markets at the SRP Americas 2024 conference held in New Orleans, LA on 11 September.