Variable Annuities

IRI: VA Summary Prospectus "Long Overdue and Much Anticipated" (IRI Online)

Pacific Life Introduces an A-share Variable Annuity To Be Distributed by Edward Jones (PacificLife.com)

Redesigned Annuities Abound (The Wall Street Journal Online)

Carriers Strip Annuities of Bells, Whistles & Supersized Guarantees (MMExecutive)

ING to sell stripped-down VA with stripped-down commission (Investment News.com)

SunLife Has High Hopes for Variable Annuities (Bank Investment Consultant) - After a strong 2009, the company hopes to leap into the top five by the end of 2011.

Fixed Annuities

Banks' Fixed Annuity Sales Drop $1.2 Billon (FinReg21.com) - Bank sales of fixed annuities reached $8.7 billion in the second quarter, according to Beacon Research in Chicago, a drop in sales from $10.9 billion in the first quarter.