Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Phoeni Withdrawal Benefit Can Protect Spouse
By Staff WriterThe Phoenix Companies Inc. has introduced a deferred variable annuity with a living benefit rider that can guarantee income for a surviving husband or ...
November 23, 2005
Combined VA Reserving Proposal EposedChicagoRegulators voted to expose a draft of an actuarial guideline for reserving of variable annuities with living benefits that incorporates a proposal of the ...
November 23, 2005
The Top Fied Annuity Sellers In 3QIn the third quarter 2005, the top selling fixed annuity was MasterDex, an Allianz Life indexed annuity that has ranked first for five consecutive ...
November 23, 2005
3Q Inde Annuity Sales Off 7% From 2QIndex annuity sales declined 7% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the second quarter of 2005, says Advantage Compendium Ltd., St. Louis, ...
November 23, 2005
Life, Annuity Sales Falter In BanksSales of life insurance in banks were down 13% in the first half of 2005, the first time in years that banks' life premium ...
November 23, 2005
Amid Mostly Flat Sales,"Declared rate and indexed annuities are under attack on multiple fronts," states a new position paper from the National Association for Fixed Annuities, Milwaukee, ...
November 23, 2005
Boomers Seen As Good Fit For Inde AnnuitiesAre baby boomers a good market for fixed index annuities?Apparently so.Marketers say boomers' well-recorded penchant for trying new things contributes to their willingness to ...