U.S. index annuity sales fell to $6.4 billion in the third quarter, down 2% from the total for the third quarter of 2006.
Researchers at AnnuitySpecs.com, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, have published those figures in the latest Advantage Index Product Sales & Market Report, which is based on a survey of 57 carriers.
The researchers also surveyed the 32 carriers in the U.S. indexed life insurance market.