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.
Annuity update: The changing landscape of FIAs
By David PortHere are some of the reasons advisors are recommending and selling more FIAs these days.
April 19, 2011
All income riders are not created equal, part 1According to recent sales statistics, most variable deferred annuities and fixed index annuities are sold with income riders, and are becoming more common on traditional fixed annuities as well.
April 19, 2011
All income riders are not created equal, part 1According to recent sales statistics, most variable deferred annuities and fixed index annuities are sold with income riders, and are becoming more common on traditional fixed annuities as well.
April 08, 2011
ABIA Study Reports Double-Digit Drop in Fixed Annuity Sales in Fourth QuarterFixed annuity sales by banks and other depository institutions in fourth quarter dipped by 48% in 2010 from the same period in 2009, according to a new report.
April 07, 2011
New website provides Americans with fixed annuity factsEasy-to-understand information that sticks to the facts. That's the goal of a new website created to help consumers and the media understand a lesser known insurance product designed to help Americans create a secure retirement - fixed annuities.
April 07, 2011
ABIA Study Reports Double-Digit Drop in Fixed Annuity Sales in Fourth QuarterFixed annuity sales by banks and other depository institutions in fourth quarter dipped by 48% in 2010 from the same period in 2009, according to a new report.
April 07, 2011
Advisors: Are you fast, faster or fastest?How fast are you? 3G. 4G. It's all about fast. So how fast are you? Here's why it matters. How fast you are might just determine if you get the business.
April 06, 2011
New website provides Americans with fixed annuity factsEasy-to-understand information that sticks to the facts. That's the goal of a new website created to help consumers and the media understand a lesser known insurance product designed to help Americans create a secure retirement - fixed annuities.