Top 5 trends in annuities

June 5, 2013 by Christopher Raham, Gerry Murtagh

1. The reshaping of the VA market: Opportunities remain for advisors who can navigate the new landscape. Record low interest rates and the costly price of hedging are causing insurers to continually evaluate whether they want to remain in the variable annuity business. Several companies will continue to curtail sales of variable annuities by lowering the benefits, while others will manage sales volumes by no longer accepting 1035 exchanges. Click here to read…

Originally Posted at LifeHealthPro on June 4, 2013 by Christopher Raham, Gerry Murtagh.