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.
Gee-Whiz Features Don't Help Annuity Sales
By Danny FisherAdding "gee-whiz" features to products doesn't always make things work better, whether it's in insurance or anything else.
October 04, 2009
Gee-Whiz Features Don't Help Annuity SalesAdding "gee-whiz" features to products doesn't always make things work better, whether it's in insurance or anything else.
September 28, 2009
Some fixed annuity rates are almost flat-lining: September 2009The chart shows interest rate trends on fixed annuities from Fisher Annuity Index, Dallas. another chart shows guarantee periods on CD-type annuities. figures for September 2009
September 27, 2009
Some fixed annuity rates are almost flat-lining: September 2009The chart shows interest rate trends on fixed annuities from Fisher Annuity Index, Dallas. another chart shows guarantee periods on CD-type annuities. figures for September 2009
September 21, 2009
FA Sales Fall In 2Q But Still Up Over Last Year: BeaconFixed annuity sales dropped 20% in second quarter 2009 from the previous quarter but they were 10% higher than in second quarter 2008, says a new study.
September 21, 2009
The Convergence Of Deferred Annuity BenefitsOver the past decade, fixed and variable annuity designs and benefits have become very similar in a number of notable ways.
September 20, 2009
FA Sales Fall In 2Q But Still Up Over Last Year: BeaconFixed annuity sales dropped 20% in second quarter 2009 from the previous quarter but they were 10% higher than in second quarter 2008, says a new study.
September 20, 2009
The Convergence Of Deferred Annuity BenefitsOver the past decade, fixed and variable annuity designs and benefits have become very similar in a number of notable ways.