Article: Two insurance companies planning trailer-only VAs.(variable annuity)

Atleast two variable annuity companies in the 401(k) and rollover markets are planning to roll out VAs which pay no up-front commissions, but which instead pay a yearly trailer based on a percent of assets under management.

For a few years now, companies such as Pacific Mutual and Security Benefit, have been selling VAs with blended commission structures featuring lower front-end commissions, shortened contingent deferred sales charge periods and back-end trails. And a handful of proprietary VAs use a no-load structure (no front- or back-end loads).

But now, Pacific Mutual and Nationwide have put trailer-only products into registration with the Securities & ...

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