Tag: Indexed annuities
Janus licenses SG Global Trends for new indexed annuity
North America | Indices
30 Jun 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The asset management firm has licensed its Janus SG Global Trends Index to life insurance and retirement company, Global Atlantic Financial Group, for a new fixed indexed annuity.
Athene, Jackson enter indexed annuities reinsurance deal
North America | Products
26 Jun 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
Retirement products provider Athene announced a fixed annuity block reinsurance transaction with Jackson National Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Prudential.
AIG debuts multi-factor play, Rilas take spotlight
North America | Products
22 Jun 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
American International Group’s Life & Retirement division has teamed up with AQR Indices, a subsidiary of investment management firm AQR Capital Management to debut a multi-style index that will aid clients to earn consistent returns during volatile markets.
Symetra debuts SG prop play
North America | Products
19 Jun 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
Life insurance firm Symetra has launched a new fixed index annuity which will be exclusively available via four independent marketing organizations (IMOs).
US trade bodies ask for buffered annuities legislation
North America | Regulations & Legal
12 Jun 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
Four industry trade groups have urged lawmakers to advance legislation to facilitate access to buffered annuities.
HSBC debuts risk control AI powered play, targets annuities market
North America | Indices
28 May 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The UK bank has rolled out the market’s first equity index family to use artificial intelligence (AI) as a method of equity investing.
Prudential debuts ‘flexible’ indexed variable annuity
North America | Products
26 May 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
Life insurance firm Prudential debuts its very first indexed variable annuity product aimed at retirement investors seeking market exposure with downside protection along with the scope to accelerate the performance of their retirement assets into the future.
Equitable adds downside buffers to flagship annuity
North America | Products
22 May 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
US indexed annuities provider Equitable has announced enhancements to its Structured Capital Strategies Plus registered index-linked annuity to fend off potential negative results on existing contracts.
SRP in brief: mixed messages
International | Products
19 May 2020 by Amélie Labbe
In the past week, the effect on the coronavirus pandemic became clear on Spanish and Latin American banks, the latest financial institutions to announce their results. It was a mixed bag of messages.