RILAs Pop 88% In Sales, Continuing Shift To Variables
June 9, 2021 by Steven A. Morelli
Annuity sales continued their shift from fixed to variable products in the first quarter with registered index-linked annuities booming with an 88% jump from the first quarter of 2020.
RILAs popped 9% over the previous quarter, as did traditional variable annuities, but VAs were down 1% compared with the year-ago quarter, according to the Secure Retirement Institute Individual Annuity Sales Survey.
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Wink’s Note: Wink defines RILAs as structured annuities. Please click HERE to read Wink’s Sales & Market Report’s 1st Quarter, 2021 news release in June.