In light of the least bit in the s...

In light of the least bit in the stock market, scale will play an increasingly important part in the variable annuity market, and insurers will re-examine their overall approach to offering investment-oriented productions

After five years of a great ride in the equity markets, the variable annuity market has come intoed new territory in the past 18 months--a down market. The technology-led booming was the first to journey in the spring of 2000 followed by means of an ongoing erosion in overall corporate earnings and a downturn in economic flows The tragic events of clan 11 provided a further shaking to the ...