Fixed Annuities
Fixed annuity news and analysis, with coverage of book value annuities, multi-year guaranteed annuity (MYGA) contracts, immediate annuities, deferred income annuities (including QLACs), and fixed indexed annuities.
‘Flight to Safety’ Prompts Higher Fixed Annuity Sales
By John SullivanSecond quarter fixed annuity sales overcame falling interest rates to post their second consecutive quarter-to-quarter increase. Beacon Research, which studies annuities, reports sales improved 8% from the prior quarter to $20.4 billion, and all but one product-type grew.
July 25, 2011
ABIA: Bank Fixed Annuity Sales, BHC Fees RiseThe American Bankers Insurance Association has released two studies that show bank and bank holding company annuity sales were noticeably stronger in the first quarter than they were in the first quarter of 2010.
July 25, 2011
ABIA: Bank Fixed Annuity Sales, BHC Fees RiseThe American Bankers Insurance Association has released two studies that show bank and bank holding company annuity sales were noticeably stronger in the first quarter than they were in the first quarter of 2010.
July 25, 2011
NAFA: Fixed Annuities Not SwapsThe National Association of Fixed Annuities says it believes federal regulators are classifying fixed annuities as swaps.
July 19, 2011
Fixed Annuities: The Whole PictureIf you could only see a portion of an artist's painting, would you be able to guess the story he or she was trying to tell?
July 19, 2011
Fixed Annuities: The Whole PictureIf you could only see a portion of an artist's painting, would you be able to guess the story he or she was trying to tell?
July 11, 2011
Regulatory Advocacy AwardNational Underwriter Life & Health would like to acknowledge Nick Gerhart as the winner of the Industry Elite Award for Regulatory Advocacy.
July 10, 2011
Regulatory Advocacy AwardNational Underwriter Life & Health would like to acknowledge Nick Gerhart as the winner of the Industry Elite Award for Regulatory Advocacy.