Total U.S. sales of individual annuities climbed to $63 billion during the first quarter, up 9% from the total for the first quarter of 2007.
Sales of all individual fixed annuities rose 31%, to $21 billion, and sales of individual indexed annuities fell 2%, to $5.6 billion.
Sales of individual variable annuities crept up 1%, to $42 billion, LIMRA says.