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 Facts: How Will the New NAIC Suitability Model Affect Education and Training in 2011?
By Kim O'BrienThe NAIC Suitability Model includes two very important training requirements for all fixed annuity sellers.
October 04, 2010
Annuity Facts: How Do I Know if My Advertisement is OK?You may be asking yourself - is the piece I'm designing or sending out subject to the NAIC's regulations?
September 01, 2010
U.S. Sales of Fixed Annuities Saw 18% Jump in Q2U.S. sales of fixed annuities totaled an estimated $19.4 billion in the second quarter, an 18% jump from first-quarter sales, according to Beacon Research's Fixed Annuity Premium Study released Monday.
August 27, 2010
Annuity sales are back! Or are they?Second quarter annuity sales in the U.S. have hit record highs, according to a report issued earlier this week by the Insured Retirement Institute, the ...
August 27, 2010
Annuity sales are back! Or are they?Second quarter annuity sales in the U.S. have hit record highs, according to a report issued earlier this week by the Insured Retirement Institute, the ...
August 17, 2010
Mercer: Pension Clarity Could Boost Annuity Sales (Corrected)If U.S. pension accounting rules were more honest, many sponsors would replace their current plans with group annuities.
August 16, 2010
Mercer: Pension Clarity Could Boost Annuity Sales (Corrected)If U.S. pension accounting rules were more honest, many sponsors would replace their current plans with group annuities.
August 06, 2010
Rule 151A is Over - Now What?After a long battle, indexed annuities have secured their fixed insurance status of thanks to two final actions. But what have we learned?