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Quiz question: how prominent are non-qualified annuities?

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The question was: Of the $2 trillion in variable and fixed annuity assets at the end of 2007, roughly what percentage was non-qualified?

a) 44%
b) 23%
c) 68%
d) 84%
e) 12%

The answer is: a). Non-qualified VA and fixed annuities accounted for $874 billion of the $2 trillion total, according to the NAVA 2008 Fact Book, as cited by Cary Lakenbach in a February 2, 2009 National Underwriter article. That equals roughly 44% of the 2007 total. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 sanctions favorable tax treatment of non-qualified combination annuities, including annuity/long term care combinations, notes Lakenbach, who is president of Actuarial Strategies, Inc., Bloomfield, Conn. see his article here


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