Short Takes: Equitable Annuity Is Offered by First Union

Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. said one of its variable annuities is available through First Union Corp.

It is the first annuity provided by the Equitable subsidiary Equitable Distributors Inc. that First Union has offered.

The Accumulator annuity was among the top 10 bank sellers last year, according to Kenneth Kehrer Associates of Princeton, N.J.

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