While many
variable annuity companies offer pre-packaged living benefits, we understand that no investor's objectives are the same and only you and your advisor know which features best complement your objectives.
Most
variable annuity companies underestimated the risk of market decline the potential severity of the decline.
If you own a variable annuity and think your principal is protected just call the customer service number of
your variable annuity company and ask them «Is my account value guaranteed or protected from loss?»
Not exact matches
A
variable annuity is a contract with an insurance
company and it can come with a lot of bells and whistles.
This Winnipeg - based
company's smaller
variable annuity business means it's had less trouble than its peers.
[31] Therefore, from June 9, 2017, until January 1, 2018, insurance agents, insurance brokers, pension consultants and insurance
companies will be able to continue to rely on PTE 84 - 24, as previously written, [32] for the recommendation and sale of fixed indexed,
variable, and other
annuity contracts to plans and IRAs, [33] subject to Start Printed Page 16917the addition of the Impartial Conduct Standards.
Jackson, the nation's largest seller of
variable annuities, is a subsidiary of the London - based global financial services
company Prudential Plc., and reports earnings under International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS.
Variable annuity sales rose 1 percent over the year - ago period, the Lansing, Mich. - based
company said.
Despite a difficult year for
variable annuity sales, Jackson National pretax 2017 operating income rose 3 percent to a record $ 2.9 billion over 2016, the
company reported Wednesday.
The Vanguard
Variable Annuity is a flexible - premium variable annuity issued by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (NAIC No. 66281), and in New York State only, by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Harrison, New York (NAIC No.
Variable Annuity is a flexible - premium
variable annuity issued by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (NAIC No. 66281), and in New York State only, by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Harrison, New York (NAIC No.
variable annuity issued by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance
Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (NAIC No. 66281), and in New York State only, by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance
Company, Harrison, New York (NAIC No. 70688).
To push further into the market, Jackson in November launched Perspective Advisory II, a fee - based version of the
company's flagship Perspective II
variable annuity.
Big broker - dealers will seek to serve small balances in individual retirement accounts on a flat - fee and fiduciary basis using developing technology, the report predicts, while insurance
companies will have to lower
variable annuity expenses and commissions to be in line with other financial products.
When a retirement plan uses
variable annuities, participants own «units» of an account that holds mutual funds owned by the insurance
company — they don't own mutual fund shares.
Variable annuities (also called pooled separate accounts) are basically mutual funds that are owned by an insurance
company and then «wrapped» in a thin layer of insurance — adding wrap fees (including sales commissions and surrender charges) in the process.
If your retirement plan's service provider is an insurance
company, there is a good chance your investment options are
variable annuities and not mutual funds.
Variable annuities offered by other
companies usually offer either a buffer or a floor, but few offer both options in the same contract as Capital Choice does, Carlson said.
Structured
variable annuities don't come with living benefit guarantees and therefore don't require the same level of reserves as traditional
variable annuities, which is why
company executives consider them efficient.
The new single - premium deferred index linked
variable annuity is being offered on a commission and fee basis, which will appeal to both independent broker - dealers and registered investment advisors, the
company said.
If you have a
variable annuity with another
company, you may be able to save money by moving it to Vanguard.
And what benefits the insurance
company may not necessarily benefit the
variable annuity investor, said Loffredi, senior product manager for
annuity solutions.
Since the
company's initial public offering in 2013, Voya has reduced the number of
variable annuity policies with living benefits in its closed block by 35 percent to 199,000 policies at the end of the first quarter.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Maddox has helped create and distribute more than a dozen different mutual fund,
variable annuity, and hedge fund complexes for banks, insurance
companies, and independent investment advisors, and has served as the chief accounting officer, treasurer, vice president, and president of many of these funds.
The last thing insurance
companies want is for agents selling
variable annuities to be hobbled by cost disclosure and the rule that they have to think of the client first.
Variable annuities from MEMBERS are designed to fit in two categories: the MEMBERS Horizon
Variable Annuity from MEMBERS Life Insurance
Company provides growth potential with risk control.
The insurance
company assumes the risk for FIAs and the consumer assumes the risk with
variable annuities.
ForeRetirement IV (C — Share and I - Share) are flexible premium
variable annuities issued by Forethought Life Insurance
Company, 10 West Market Street, Suite 2300, Indianapolis, Indiana: FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12CA, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12CT, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12FL, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12MT, ICC12 - NCDSC - FLICVA.
Jackson entered the advisor market with a fee - based
variable annuity last fall and the
company is prepared to commit more resources to the advisory segment to handle the growth, the
company said.
Preferred Plus
variable annuity is a flexible premium fixed and
variable deferred
annuity issued by Commonwealth
Annuity and Life Insurance
Company, 20 Guest Street, Brighton, MA 02135: Contract Form # 3039 - 07.
While FIA sales shrunk, sales of buffered
variable annuities, also known as index
variable annuities, rose 50 percent to $ 2.17 billion last year compared to 2016, the
company said.
Preferred Plus
variable annuity is a flexible premium fixed and
variable deferred
annuity issued by Commonwealth
Annuity and Life Insurance
Company, 132 Turnpike Road, Suite 210, Southborough, MA 01772:3039 - 07.
footnote * The Vanguard
Variable Annuity is a flexible - premium variable annuity issued by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (NAIC No. 66281), and in New York State only, by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Harrison, New York (NAIC No.
Variable Annuity is a flexible - premium
variable annuity issued by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (NAIC No. 66281), and in New York State only, by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Harrison, New York (NAIC No.
variable annuity issued by Transamerica Premier Life Insurance
Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (NAIC No. 66281), and in New York State only, by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance
Company, Harrison, New York (NAIC No. 70688).
The ForeRetirement IV suite is a flexible premium
variable annuity issued by Forethought Life Insurance
Company, 10 West Market Street, Suite 2300, Indianapolis, Indiana: FL - FPVA - 12, FL - FPVA - 12CA, FL - FPVA - 12CT, FL - FPVA - 12FL, FL - FPVA - 12MT, ICC12 - FLICVA.
Globally, growth in the
company's life and health business accelerated in 2017 as the
company shifted its business mix to more capital - efficient products like buffered
variable annuities, said Giulio Terzariol, CFO of Allianz SE.
The ForeInvestors Choice suite is a flexible premium
variable annuity issued by Forethought Life Insurance
Company, 10 West Market Street, Suite 2300, Indianapolis, Indiana: FL - FPVA - 12, FL - FPVA - 12CA, FL - FPVA - 12CT, FL - FPVA - 12FL, FL - FPVA - 12MT, ICC12 - FLICVA.
«I can't think of any example from the past where a
company has suspended a
variable annuity or feature,» says Joan Boros, a Washington attorney who has long worked with
variable annuity products.
Time was, when a
company wanted to stop selling a
variable annuity, it could «Great - West» the product, she recalls, meaning if the carrier sold no more than 5,000 contracts total (among other conditions), it would not have to update the product registration statement.
Voya, which late last year announced plans to launch a buffered
variable annuity in 2018 and brand it as Voya Ascend
Annuity, now has «no immediate plans» to launch the product as the
company prepares to sell its
annuity business.
ForeInvestors Choice (C — Share and I - Share) is a flexible premium
variable annuity issued by Forethought Life Insurance
Company, 10 West Market Street, Suite 2300, Indianapolis, Indiana: FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12CA, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12CT, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12FL, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12MT, ICC12 - NCDSC - FLICVA.
Preferred Plus
variable annuity is a flexible premium fixed and
variable deferred
annuity issued by Commonwealth
Annuity and Life Insurance
Company, 20 Guest Street, Brighton, MA 02135: Contract Form # 3039 - 07.
ForeRetirement IV (C — Share and I - Share) are flexible premium
variable annuities issued by Forethought Life Insurance
Company, 10 West Market Street, Suite 2300, Indianapolis, Indiana: FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12CA, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12CT, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12FL, FL - FPVA - NCDSC - 12MT, ICC12 - NCDSC - FLICVA.
ForeInvestors Choice (B - Share) is a flexible premium
variable annuity issued by Forethought Life Insurance
Company, 10 West Market Street, Suite 2300, Indianapolis, Indiana: FL - FPVA - 12, FL - FPVA - 12CA, FL - FPVA - 12CT, FL - FPVA - 12FL, FL - FPVA - 12MT, ICC12 - FLICVA.
Prospectuses for
variable annuities issued by a Brighthouse Financial insurance
company, and for the investment portfolios offered thereunder, are available from Brighthouse Financial.
To keep the Personal Income Benefit intact, the employee would need to keep their account value in the Retirement Gateway ® group
variable annuity contract even if they leave the
company.
You (the
annuity owner) make a lump - sum payment or a series of premium payments to an
annuity issuer (the insurance
company), which will accumulate earnings at a fixed interest rate (a fixed
annuity) or a
variable rate determined by the growth (or losses) in investment options known as subaccounts (a
variable annuity).
Investment
Companies /
Variable Annuities Broker Training.
Horizon
variable annuity is a flexible premium fixed and
variable deferred
annuity issued by Commonwealth
Annuity and Life Insurance
Company, 132 Turnpike Road, Suite 210, Southborough, MA 01772:3040 - 09.
Whereas a fixed
annuity relies upon the insurance
company's general account to support the contract, a
variable contract involves investments in any number of sub-accounts (potentially dozens) consisting of various classes of assets such as stocks, bonds and money market accounts.
Thus, in the same way that life insurance
companies offer alternatives such as guaranteed universal life insurance, indexed universal life insurance OR
variable life insurance,
annuity contracts offer similar options.
The Retirement Gateway ® group
variable annuity is issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance
Company, New York, NY.
The ForeInvestors Choice suite is a flexible premium
variable annuity issued by Forethought Life Insurance
Company, 10 West Market Street, Suite 2300, Indianapolis, Indiana: FL - FPVA - 12, FL - FPVA - 12CA, FL - FPVA - 12CT, FL - FPVA - 12FL, FL - FPVA - 12MT, ICC12 - FLICVA.