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.
Annuity myths
By staff WriterAnnuities 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
January 01, 2009
A foundation of fixed annuitiesWhen financial markets behave unpredictably, investors tend to flock to products that offer predictability. So it's no surprise that amid all the recent financial upheaval, interest in traditional fixed annuities appears to be surging. Fixed
December 31, 2008
New productsFixed annuities ING Fixed Annuities The new ING IncomeProtector Withdrawal Benefit, a revamped version of previous offerings, now provides a 7 percent compounding roll-up during the first 10 years of the deferral phase and an annual ratchet
December 31, 2008
A foundation of fixed annuitiesWhen financial markets behave unpredictably, investors tend to flock to products that offer predictability. So it's no surprise that amid all the recent financial upheaval, interest in traditional fixed annuities appears to be surging. Fixed
December 23, 2008
SEC 151A passes: What now?As you most likely know by now, on Dec. 17, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission members voted 4-1 to pass Ruling 151A, a decision that could alter the way many of you in the financial services industry sell products. Last week, we covered the
December 23, 2008
SEC 151A passes: What now?As you most likely know by now, on Dec. 17, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission members voted 4-1 to pass Ruling 151A, a decision that could alter the way many of you in the financial services industry sell products. Last week, we covered the
December 17, 2008
SEC approves Rule 151AFrom Mike DeGeorge, General Counsel, National Association for Insured Retirement Solutions: Today, by a 4-1 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the adoption of new...
December 14, 2008
Proposed Rule 151A Is Not Ready For AdoptionThe cost for the fixed indexed annuity industry to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission's Proposed Rule 151A, which would require FIAs to be ...