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.
A foundation of fixed annuities
By David PortWhen 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 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 ...
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 ...
December 09, 2008
Commissioners Tackle Suitability, ReplacementsRegulators talked here about updating annuity consumer protection rules.
December 09, 2008
Commissioners Tackle Suitability, ReplacementsRegulators talked here about updating annuity consumer protection rules.
November 27, 2008
FA Sales IncreaseReported U.S. sales of fixed annuities increased to about $27 billion in the third quarter, up 54% from the total for the third quarter of ...
November 27, 2008
FA Sales IncreaseReported U.S. sales of fixed annuities increased to about $27 billion in the third quarter, up 54% from the total for the third quarter of ...