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.
Fixed indexed annuities: Working the flexibility angle
By Daniel WilliamsWell, if there was ever any doubt about the long-term viability of fixed indexed annuities, those worries have been erased these last couple of years.
March 07, 2011
Annuity Data: Fixed Annuities; Variable Annuity Guaranteed Living BenefitsU.S. fixed annuity sales fell in 2010, but sales of indexed annuities and immediate annuities rose.
February 28, 2011
Annuity Facts: State Requirements, Passed and PendingThere are currently 10 states that have adopted regulations requiring further annuity education: California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wisconsin.
February 22, 2011
Advisor alert: How's your annuity business?Last week, I received the latest annuities quarterly report from LIMRA. There were mixed results in the data, which had me wondering: how's your annuity book of business faring?
February 22, 2011
Advisor alert: How's your annuity business?Last week, I received the latest annuities quarterly report from LIMRA. There were mixed results in the data, which had me wondering: how's your annuity book of business faring?
February 17, 2011
Variable Annuity Sales Up in Q4 2010: LIMRALIMRA announced Wednesday that variable annuity sales for the fourth quarter improved 17% over the same period one year ago to reach $38.5 billion.
February 04, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Bank Annuity Sales Figures MixedBanks sold $2.7 billion in annuities in December 2010, down from $2.9 billion in December 2009, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.
February 03, 2011
Kehrer-LIMRA: Bank Annuity Sales Figures MixedBanks sold $2.7 billion in annuities in December 2010, down from $2.9 billion in December 2009, according to Kehrer-LIMRA.