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.
Mercer: Pension Clarity Could Boost Annuity Sales (Corrected)
By Staff WriterIf 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?
August 04, 2010
Bank Annuity Sales RiseStrong demand for variable annuities helped lead to a 6% overall increase in sales of annuities in banks in May.
August 04, 2010
Bank Annuity Sales RiseStrong demand for variable annuities helped lead to a 6% overall increase in sales of annuities in banks in May.
August 04, 2010
Annuity Facts: How Suitability Has Changed the FIA MarketIn Jan. 2009, the SEC tried to pass Rule 151A, a regulation that would classify indexed annuities as securities. In July 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit blocked the SEC from implementing 151A.
August 03, 2010
Annuity Facts: How Suitability Has Changed the FIA MarketIn Jan. 2009, the SEC tried to pass Rule 151A, a regulation that would classify indexed annuities as securities. In July 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit blocked the SEC from implementing 151A.
July 27, 2010
Fixed Annuity Sales in Bank Channel Plunge 30%Sales off 61% compared with the first quarter 2009
July 16, 2010
Annuity Group: We Had a Good WeekThe National Association for Fixed Annuities is on a roll.