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As complexity grows, so does need for clear language, group told.

Key 10-year Treasury falls to an all-time low; brokers, customers and carriers could feel the pinch.

With cost reaching 245 basis points, VA hits a most expensive stratum.

An investor website is promising to give clients their first clear look under the hood of their brokerage accounts to see whether they are getting a good deal for the prices that they pay.

John Finlaison wrote an urgent letter to the chancellor of the British Exchequer, imploring the government to change the way it priced and sold life annuities to the public.

Why do most people love pensions but hate annuities? That, in essence, is the “annuitization puzzle” spoken of by Franco Modigliani, a Nobel laureate in economics.

The GMWB and why it’s so popular. Two experts talk about where the Variable Annuity industry is headed.

Wealth accumulation is taking a back seat to another important investor goal: having guaranteed retirement income.

Sales of variable annuities rose in 2007 to $179.5 billion, then took a dive along with stock markets in 2008, falling to $151.9 billion, according to data from Morningstar Inc.

Tumult on the variable annuity scene is dampening sales at broker-dealers, raising some concerns about the impact on revenue for the firms and their representatives.