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.
Indexed Annuity Sales Climb 16%
By Trevor ThomasIndexed annuity sales rose to $8.7 billion in the third quarter, up 16% from the total recorded in the third quarter of 2009.
October 05, 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?
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.