Kevin Loffredi

• 

  Morningstar Announces New Variable Annuity Comparison Tool

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 21, 2012

  Morningstar has launched Morningstar Annuity Intelligence, a web-based product for evaluating variable annuities.

• Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2011

  The variable annuity (VA) party has returned to the dance floor, where some companies step forward as others step back.

• 

  Variable Annuity Sales Highest Since Q3 2007

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2011

  Net variable annuity sales in the third quarter were $8.8 billion, the highest level since the same quarter of 2007 when sales totaled $8.9 billion, the Insured Retirement Institute announced Tuesday.

• Variable Annuity Sales Steady in Q4

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2011

  Variable annuity sales rose in 2010 on "continued innovation in product development" by annuity carriers, according to a report compiled by Morningstar and released Wednesday by the Insured Retirement Institute.

• 

  Insurers Modify Annuity Benefits

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  March 18, 2009

  Insurers that sell variable annuities have had to contend with volatile equity and credit markets. As a result of the changes, the industry is moving towards more standardized benefits, according to several experts.

• VAs: What's New?

  By Staff Writer  |  October 1, 2008

  Variable annuities have undergone and are still undergoing constant improvement, experts say, and a more advisors than before are willing to consider them for clients. Research...