VARIABLE ANNUITIES:

Life Insurance, Annuities Excluded From CFPA Oversight (Investment Advisor) - “Business of Insurance” definition is clarified.

Sun Life VA Sales Shoot Up (Investment Advisor) - Company’s sales well above Morningstar/VARDS average

FRC: VA Storm Opens Doors (Life & Health - Variable Annuities) - The upheaval in the variable annuity market may create new opportunities for insurers, a market research firm says.

AXA Distributors, John Hancock, Lincoln Financial, Pacific Life and SunAmerica top the list. (MMExecutive)

Hartford Restructures Sales (National Underwriter Life & Health) - A large insurer has created a new unit that combines sales and distribution for investment and retirement products.

Annuity Analytics: How Risky is Longevity? (Research Mag - MOSHE A. MILEVSKY) - In this article, I’ll delve more deeply into longevity risk and argue that it’s actually much riskier and less knowable than you might think.

MetLife picking up annuities biz from weaker rivals (Reuters)

VA Sales Tick Up In 2Q (National Underwriter Life & Health) - Variable annuity total sales rose nearly 5% in second quarter 2009 from the first quarter.

Annuity Analytics: How Much to Allocate to Annuities? (Research Mag)

FIXED ANNUITIES:

Fixed Annuities Up Over Last Year: Beacon (Life & Health Insurance News)

Beacon's Fixed Annuity Premium Study Reports Second Quarter's Fixed Annuity Sales (MarketWatch)