Variable Annuities

Western & Southern Units Tailor VAs (Life & Health) - Integrity Life Insurance Co. and National Integrity Life Insurance Co. have named Ibbotson Associates to customize asset-allocation models for their variable annuity products.

Sun Life Financial Variable Annuity Sales Continue Rising With 64% Gain in First Nine Months of 2009 (Business Wire)

Mutual Funds Get a New Rival: Annuities (TheStreet.com) - More companies are considering adding annuities to their retirement plans after workers' savings were dragged down by stock mutual funds.

Fixed Annuities

AIG Makes Comeback In Bank Fixed Annuities (Life & Health) - A unit of American International Group Inc. has captured the top spot in bank fixed annuity sales, new data show.

Index Annuities

It Was A Year Of Dichotomies In The Index Annuity Market (Life & Health) - In 2009, two big stories dominated the index annuity business: The Securities and Exchange Commissions proposed Rule 151A and capital constraints.