Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
The Time Is Ripe For Income Annuities To Take Off
By Staff WriterThe Time Is Ripe For Income Annuities To Take OffBy Thomas F. StreiffThe subject of using annuities for income continues to generate substantial interest in ...
April 14, 2003
Banks Report Higher February Annuity SalesNU Online News Service, April 14, 2003, 3:45 p.m. EDT -- Bank sales of annuities increased to $3.5 billion in February, up from $3.4 ...
April 06, 2003
About Conservative Investing In Variable ProductsAbout Conservative InvestingIn Variable ProductsPeople do need to invest to reflect their own risk profile, says John Fenton, a principal with Tillinghast in the Atlanta ...
April 06, 2003
Time For New Look At A-Share VAs?By Timothy C. PfeiferIndustry observers have noted that A-share variable annuities are emerging as a topic of more serious discussion within the business lately. This ...
April 06, 2003
In A Switch, SERPS Are Being Funded With Fixed AnnuitiesIn A Switch, SERPS Are Being Funded With Fixed AnnuitiesBy Douglas I. FriedmanOne result of the stock markets volatility is that clients are now choosing ...
April 06, 2003
Fixed Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of $11.7 Billion in 2002Fixed Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of $11.7 Billion In 2002ByFixed index annuities continued on their record-setting sales track, producing $11.67 billion in sales ...
April 06, 2003
As Interest Rates Fall, Fixed Annuities Hit Highs And VA Fixed Accounts RiseBy Eric Sondergeld and Daniel Q. BeatriceWhen annuity sales declined in 2001, it was only the second time since 1985 that annual sales dropped from ...
April 06, 2003
Safety Of FAs A Comfort To BanksByAlthough the rush to the safety of fixed annuities continued among bank customers last year, a burst of new variable annuity products from manufacturers also ...