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.
In Fixed Annuities, Don't Ignore Value Just For The Rate
By Jim TeagueWith 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
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.
July 26, 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.
July 06, 2009
Fixed Annuity Sales Hit Fourth Consecutive Quarterly RecordU.S. sales of fixed annuities continued strong in first quarter 2009.
July 05, 2009
Fixed Annuity Sales Hit Fourth Consecutive Quarterly RecordU.S. sales of fixed annuities continued strong in first quarter 2009.