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.
Some fixed annuity rates are almost flat-lining: September 2009
By Danny FisherThe 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 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.
August 31, 2009
Fixed Annuities Up Over Last Year: BeaconFixed annuity sales for the second quarter were 10% higher than the same period of 2008, says a new study.
August 31, 2009
Fixed Annuities Up Over Last Year: BeaconFixed annuity sales for the second quarter were 10% higher than the same period of 2008, says a new study.
August 24, 2009
Fixed annuity rates going still lower: August 2009These 2 charts from Fisher Annuity Index show interest rate trends on fixed annuities and CD-type annuities as of early August 2009.
August 23, 2009
Fixed annuity rates going still lower: August 2009These 2 charts from Fisher Annuity Index show interest rate trends on fixed annuities and CD-type annuities as of early August 2009.
August 17, 2009
Jackson: Highest retail sales quarter everIt's shaping up to be a banner year for Jackson National Life Insurance Company; the company reported retail sales and deposits of $3.4 billion, the...