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Some insurers might set minimum life policies as high as $250,000, as inflation and other economic conditions are impacting business.

The Rise Of The Variables, Part II In Monday's story, we looked at the many pressures on the fixed product side of the business. In today's follow-up, we look at the impact on products. With all the pressure on fixed products, carriers have been looking over at the variable side of the business. The recent runaway success of registered index-linked annuities, also known as buffered or structured annuities, has inspired insurance companies to consider extending the model to other products. Timothy Pfeifer of Pfeifer Advisory, which advises carriers on product design, said interest rates, regul...

The Rise Of The Variables, Part I Low rates have been confounding not only carriers’ attempts to offer attractive products, but also the basic health of companies. The theme of 2021 and beyond might be The Rise of the Variables because of the many pressures on the fixed product side of the business. The rise would be the return of one giant and an offspring of another. Timothy Pfeifer of Pfeifer Advisory, which advises carriers on product design, said interest rates, regulations, tax policy and other factors are forcing companies to rethink their whole product lineup. Pfeifer plans to explo...