Incremental Changes in the Variable Annuity Market

Much has been said about the impact of the financial crisis on variable annuity products and insurers.

Wall Street Journal columnist Leslie Scism recently wrote about the first wave of variable annuity product redesigns to hit the post financial crisis market.

Common themes include simplicity, cost efficiency and conservative benefit features.

Scism provides some very good detail on the most recent wave of guaranteed living benefit features.

Source: Wall Street Journal

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