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• 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.

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  Following a Trend, John Hancock Retreating From Annuity Business

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2011

  Firm will discontinue a number of VAs, market-value-adjusted annuities and an immediate annuity, blaming 'volatile equity markets' and low interest rate environment. Kerry Pechter sees move as continuing a trend.

• 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.

• Annuitize Your Long Term Care Business

  By David Port  |  June 1, 2010

  We recently looked into the burgeoning market for "combination" life insurance products that come with a long term care component. That was only half...