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Challenges are ahead for variable annuity sales: Cerulli

Carriers think VAs are an attractive area for growth, but the product line faces some hurdles that may dampen sales.

Carriers think variable annuities are an attractive area for growth, but the product line faces some hurdles that may dampen sales.
While gross sales of variable annuities appear to be rising modestly, much of that growth seems to be coming from product exchanges, rather than inflows of new money,

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