Ruark Consulting, LLC today released new industry mortality tables for variable annuity (VA) and fixed indexed annuity (FIA) products. The tables are derived from the company’s 2018 studies of VA and ...

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SIMSBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ruark Consulting, LLC today released new industry mortality tables for variable annuity (VA) and fixed indexed annuity (FIA) products. The tables are derived from the ...