Week in Review – 1/31/2024

Weekly Summary

The MYGA market sees rate pullbacks even in the face of stable investment yields, while a few limited-state companies stake their claims at the top of the heap.  Delaware Life has been busy filing enhancements to its FIA product suites with some of the new features considerably more complex than others. In a volatile rate environment, carriers have been tasked with the difficulty of managing SNFL rates so we look at a creative solution from Lincoln in its recent fixed annuity filing. Athene dials back the income base bonus on its flagship guaranteed income product, Ascent Pro Bonus while Corebridge raises payout factors on its Power Protector Plus Income series. And, for our index, we put PIMCO Tactical Balanced ER in the spotlight.