# Jackson

> Jackson is a U.S. retirement services group whose insurance subsidiaries sell variable, registered index-linked, fixed index and fixed annuities through financial professionals. It combines retirement income guarantees, investment choices and advisor distribution with asset management through PPM America and Jackson National Asset Management. Its publicly traded parent is Jackson Financial Inc. (NYSE: JXN).

- **Founded:** 1961
- **Headquarters:** Lansing, United States
- **Founders:** A. J. (Tony) Pasant (Founder of Jackson National Life Insurance Company)
- **Products:** Perspective II, Perspective Advisory II, Jackson Market Link Pro 4 and Market Link Pro Advisory 4, Jackson Income Assurance and Income Assurance Advisory, Jackson RateProtector
- **Notable:** Ranked first in U.S. traditional variable annuity sales and fifth in total annuity sales for 2025, according to Jackson’s cited LIMRA rankings., Q2 2026 retail annuity sales of $5.9 billion, up 34% year over year; RILA sales of $2.3 billion, up 69%., SQM Highest Customer Service - Financial Industry award for the fourteenth consecutive year, announced March 4, 2026, for 2025 performance.

## Products & services

- **Perspective II** — Variable annuity with investment options and optional living and death benefits for additional charges. Jackson launched its first variable annuity in 1995; the current Perspective II contract version has a June 2019 offering date.
- **Perspective Advisory II** — Fee-based variable annuity for advisory distribution with optional benefits and investment choices.
- **Jackson Market Link Pro 4 and Market Link Pro Advisory 4** — Commission-based and fee-based RILAs launched June 8, 2026, adding a Dow Jones Industrial Average index option, flexible premiums and a six-premium-year guaranteed-cap crediting method; protection depends on selected options and contract terms.
- **Jackson Income Assurance and Income Assurance Advisory** — Fixed index annuities launched August 25, 2025, with an embedded guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit, seven- or ten-year options, and a 30% guaranteed withdrawal balance premium bonus. The income-calculation balance is not cash value.
- **Jackson RateProtector** — Fixed annuity providing a stated interest rate for a selected period, subject to contract terms and state availability.
- **Jackson Retirement Investment Annuity** — Variable annuity distributed through independent registered investment advisors, with investment choices and optional protection benefits.
- **PPM America** — Investment management for Jackson general account assets and institutional clients, including fixed income, private equity and commercial real estate.
- **Jackson National Asset Management** — Selects and monitors external managers for JNL Funds and provides fund accounting, administration and direct management of certain multi-strategy funds.
- **Product Match Pro and financial professional website** — Advisor website and matching tool introduced in July 2025, with personalized education, self-service capabilities and wholesaler support.

## Achievements

- Ranked first in U.S. traditional variable annuity sales and fifth in total annuity sales for 2025, according to Jackson’s cited LIMRA rankings.
- Q2 2026 retail annuity sales of $5.9 billion, up 34% year over year; RILA sales of $2.3 billion, up 69%.
- SQM Highest Customer Service - Financial Industry award for the fourteenth consecutive year, announced March 4, 2026, for 2025 performance.
- 2026 Datos Insights Insurance Technology Impact Award for the financial professional website.
- Traditional variable annuities represented 47% of 2025 sales versus 96% in 2021, according to the 2026 proxy statement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Don Templin elected independent director on October 14 and appointed to Audit and Compensation committees.
- **2026-10** — Don Cummings became President and CEO on October 1; Brian Walta became CFO. Laura Prieskorn remains an advisor through December 31, 2026.
- **2026-09** — Dean Hosfield named CIO, effective October 5, 2026.
- **2026-09** — Jackson’s financial professional website received a Datos Insights Insurance Technology Impact Award.
- **2026-08** — Reported Q2 retail annuity sales of $5.9 billion and net income attributable to common shareholders of $644 million.
- **2026-06** — Launched Jackson Market Link Pro 4 and its Advisory counterpart.
- **2026-02** — Closed strategic equity and investment management partnership with TPG.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jackson.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jackson/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jacksonnational
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksonNationalTV
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackson_national/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacksonNational

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Last updated: 2026-10-22