Annuities
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Low Rates Still Pushing Annuity Buyers Toward Variable Products
By Allison BellThe Fed might be ready to raise interest rates, but annuity issuers aren't feeling it.
January 27, 2022
Ameriprise Continues to Adjust Life and Annuity Products for Low RatesThe company plans to end sales of its last remaining variable annuity living benefits rider by June 30.
January 27, 2022
7 Best States to Find Prime Annuity ProspectsIn these states, more households have a high income and are headed by people ages 45 to 64.
January 26, 2022
The World of Sales Demands Change: Part 3Maybe the idea that you should record your own deal-related data is unwise.
January 26, 2022
Investors Say No to Gendered Advice, MarketingBut most respondents to a Hartford Funds survey said men and women had different financial needs.
January 26, 2022
COVID Waves in 2020 Caused Bigger U.S Death Rate Spike Than 1918 Flu: ActuariesThe new SOA analysis does not include the two huge waves of deaths that occurred in 2021.
January 26, 2022
Gather All the Sales You Need by Building a Quality DatabaseAn annuity marketer says it takes a village.
January 26, 2022
Fed Signals Liftoff 'Soon,' Sees Asset-Reduction Start AfterwardFed chair Jerome Powell and other officials aren't "going to shrink the balance sheet until after they start raising rates," noted Guggenheim Partners CIO Scott Minerd.