Navigating the intricate waters of retirement planning is laden with challenges, paramount among which is the looming shadow of sequence of return risk, a precarious pitfall with the potential to ...

Although known by several different names and subject to a broad range of potential product features, an indexed variable annuity is essentially an annuity product where investment returns are tied to ...

Lately, clients tell me they have concerns about the stock market sending scary signals. They are not feeling the love for Certificates of Deposits. CDs, have the virtue of not losing interest or ...

On November 29, the NAIC Index-Linked Variable Annuity (A) Subgroup (ILVA Subgroup) issued a proposed actuarial guideline to clarify the application of NAIC Model 250, Variable Annuity Model ...

“FlexGuard is a first for Prudential and brings new options to the annuities market as a whole,” said Dylan Tyson, president, Prudential Annuities. “Our market entry, in the midst of a global pandemic ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life®) today announced the launch of two new index variable annuity (IVA) products, Allianz Index Advantage ADV ...

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life®) today announced the launch of its Allianz Index Advantage Income℠ Variable Annuity. The new index variable ...

“Today’s financial challenges require new and different solutions,” said Dylan Tyson, president of Prudential Annuities. “Investors have individualized goals and comfort levels for risk. They need ...

Lincoln Financial’s shift to registered index-linked annuities and other variable annuity products showed greater traction in the second quarter. The company announced a record-setting increase in ...

David Rodeck specializes in making insurance, investing, and financial planning understandable for readers. He has written for publications like AARP and Forbes Advisor, as well as major corporations ...