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.
Fixed Annuities Up Over Last Year: Beacon
By staff WriterFixed annuity sales for the second quarter were 10% higher than the same period of 2008, says a new study.
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...
August 17, 2009
In Fixed Annuities, Don't Ignore Value Just For The RateWith short-term Treasuries and bank certificates of deposit offering rates only slightly above sea level, the 3.5% to 6% guaranteed returns offered by today's fixed annuities have been very attractive
August 16, 2009
In Fixed Annuities, Don't Ignore Value Just For The RateWith short-term Treasuries and bank certificates of deposit offering rates only slightly above sea level, the 3.5% to 6% guaranteed returns offered by today's fixed annuities have been very attractive
July 27, 2009
Fewer fixed annuities, lower rates: July 2009This chart from Fisher Annuity Index shows interest rate trends for fixed annuities as of July 2009.
July 27, 2009
Fewer fixed annuities, lower rates: July 2009This chart from Fisher Annuity Index shows interest rate trends for fixed annuities as of July 2009.
July 27, 2009
Top story: Experts foresee changes to fixed indexed annuities after court ruling on 151AExperts tell how fixed indexed annuities might change in the wake of the July 21, 2009 federal appeals court decision remanding the Security and Exchange Commission's Rule 151A back to the SEC.