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Kun Qiu, Co-Head of Derivatives Trading and Analytics at Security Benefit, was featured in an article in S&P's InsuranceTalks publication. Qiu discusses Security Benefit’s approach to FIAs, groundbreaking development of new underlying index options and the research and creation of the factor

Doug Wolff, President of Security Benefit Life, was featured in a podcast by Advisor Perspectives focusing on some new thoughts around how to achieve something similar to the old 4% rule using FIAs. With COVID-19 variants keeping retirement-ready consumers wondering w

As factor investing has seen significant growth in recent years, one new crediting strategy to consider seeks to rotate between multiple factors in a single, robust index. Security Benefit's Factor Rotator combines factor diversification, volatility exposure and dynamic rebalancing over

Security Benefit was featured in a recent article by FinancialAdvisor magazine. Teachers are retiring in droves because of the pandemic and need to rethink their retirement plans, according to Tom Granger, second vice president of qualified plans at Security Benefit,

Security Benefit was featured in a recent article by BenefitsPro. The word “solo” in “Solo 401(k)” might lead one to think there’s little opportunity for helping a large number of clients. But with the entrepreneurial spirit still alive and kicking in the U.S., despite the

Security Benefit was featured in a recent article by Advisor Magazine. Security Benefit today announced the addition of two new index accounts based on the S&P 500® Factor Rotator Daily RC2 7% Index (Factor Rotator) and the S&P Multi-Asset Risk Control (MARC) 5% In

Joe Wittrock, CIO at Security Benefit Life, was featured in a recent article by Retirement Income Journal. It makes perfect sense to use a managed-volatility index inside an FIA. It allows the issuers to offer attractively high participation rates or caps on returns—or even “un

Security Benefit was featured in a recent article by Financial Advisor Magazine. Security Benefit has received permission from the IRS to treat fee payments in a way that benefits annuity

Security Benefit was featured in a recent article by Life Annuity Specialist. Security Benefit, whose fixed-indexed annuity sales more than doubled last year, has released two new indexes designed to dampen market volatility. The S&P 500 Factor Rotator Daily RC2 7% Ind

Doug Wolff, President of Security Benefit Life, was featured in a recent article by ThinkAdvisor. While many executives of publicly traded life insurers have promised securities analysts that their companies have taken a “disciplined” approach to pricing, slashed living be