Nationwide: short-term products in focus as yield curve remains flat

Following the launch earlier this week of the first Nationwide fixed indexed annuity (FIA) linked to the Morgan Stanley 3D Index, SRP spoke to Eric Henderson ( pictured ), senior vice president of life insurance and annuities at the Ohio-based insurer, about last year’s activities and his outlook for the structured annuities market in the US. “[Last year] was a year of continued growth,” said Henderson. “Our flagship FIA, New Heights, saw a sales increase of 6%, driven p