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.
Quotable: on fixed indexed annuities
By Kim ObrienKim O'Brien, executive director of national Association for Fixed Annuities, Milwaukee, Wisc., comments on the SEC proposed Rule 151A, shortly before its adoption.
January 26, 2009
Weighing annuity liquidity options in today's down economyWhen policyholders ask about the liquidity features in their annuities, advisors should be aware of several factors--including that making withdrawals in a down economy can present special considerations.
January 25, 2009
Fixed annuity interest rate trends as of January 2009Chart from Fisher Annuity Index shows interest rate trends on fixed annuities as of January 2009.
January 25, 2009
Weighing annuity liquidity options in today's down economyWhen policyholders ask about the liquidity features in their annuities, advisors should be aware of several factors--including that making withdrawals in a down economy can present special considerations.
January 09, 2009
Genworth Cuts 1,000 JobsA financial services company says it has implemented plans announced in December 2008 to reduce the size of its workforce by about 14%.Genworth Financial Inc., ...
January 09, 2009
Genworth Cuts 1,000 JobsA financial services company says it has implemented plans announced in December 2008 to reduce the size of its workforce by about 14%.Genworth Financial Inc., ...
January 08, 2009
Genworth Cuts 1,000 JobsA financial services company says it has implemented plans announced in December 2008 to reduce the size of its workforce by about 14%.
January 06, 2009
Annuity mythsAnnuities Institute offers a list of the top 10 myths associated with annuities. Every annuity is a variable annuity. Often, all types of annuities are lumped together with variable annuities, despite differences in risk properties. Nearly