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St. Paul, Minnesota-based Securian Financial has entered the individual annuity market’s fastest-growing segment with the launch of AccumuLink Advance, a registered index-linked annuity (Rila), following the initial filing on the SEC in February . Issued by Minnesota Life Insurance Co, the Rila features a unique index account on the Janus Henderson Equity Directionality Index (JEDI) , according to Andrea Piepho (pictured) , second vice president of life and annuity product development at