Prudential Annuities Life Assurance has a name that fits -- the company is the annuities business unit of life insurance giant Prudential Financial. It offers variable and fixed annuities, and other retirement and long-term investment products and services. Prudential Annuities Life Assurance's products are distributed through independent financial planners, brokers, and banks. It holds the lead position in the US variable annuities market; its variable annuities are distributed by Prudential Annuities Distributors. The company, which is part of Prudential Financial's US Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division, targets US residents with a household income level of above $100,000.