Tag: Annuities
Annuities: Equitable adds dual step-up feature to variable annuity
North America | Products
20 Dec 2023 by Summer Wang
In this week’s annuities roundup, we look at the latest offerings at Equitable and Aspita, the quarterly IUL sales in addition to regulatory updates.
Annuities: Brighthouse rolls out new fixed index annuity suite
North America | Industry
27 Nov 2023 by Summer Wang
In this week’s annuities roundup, we look at the latest FIA offerings by Brighthouse and LPL Financial as well as Manulife’s return to Canada and the most recent update on US structured annuity sales.
SRP Americas Awards 2023: Lincoln onboards dual direction, Rilas gather US$21bn
North America | Industry
16 Nov 2023 by Summer Wang
Lincoln Financial has won the Best Fixed Index Annuity (FIA)/ Variable Index Annuity (VIA) Carrier accolade at the SRP Americas Awards 2023, which was presented in Chicago in September.
Earnings: fixed index and structured annuities take centre stage
North America | Products
15 Nov 2023 by Summer Wang
FIA and Rila positions are gaining weight in the offering of the largest providers in the market worth over US$120 billion as their Q3 23 earnings come out.
Biden’s proposed fiduciary rule sparks backlash
North America | Regulations & Legal
13 Nov 2023 by Summer Wang
A group of 17 associations have asked for extension to comment on the fiduciary rules proposed by President Biden, which seek to tighten sales of indexed annuities that has seen a record growth.
Annuities: US structured annuity provider enters Asia market
North America | Products
09 Nov 2023 by Summer Wang
While the fiduciary rule proposed by US Department of Labor (DOL) has hit the headlines in the annuities space this week, we also look at other latest development from product, regulatory and market perspectives.
SRP in brief: home stretch
International | Industry
06 Nov 2023 by Amélie Labbe
The Hong Kong SAR regulator zeroes in on ESG while an Austrian issuer goes for gold in Poland.
Equitable flagship structured annuity hits $2.8bn, aims at further adoption
North America | Industry
02 Nov 2023 by Summer Wang
The NYSE-listed insurer has published a whitepaper about the role of structured annuities in portfolios targeted at near-retirees.
Annuities: Prudential debuts indexed structured settlement
North America | Products
13 Oct 2023 by Summer Wang
In this roundup, we look at the latest product offerings at Prudential, AuguStar, Ibexis and Bankers Life as well as platform development around Blueprint Income and PNC.
