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.
Aviva USA reaches top spot in FIA sales
By Andy StonehouseAviva USA, part of the world's fifth largest insurance group, announced earlier this week that it has taken over the top spot as the leading seller of fixed indexed annuities in the United States, during the first quarter of 2008. Aviva is
June 03, 2008
LIMRA Reports Higher Annuity SalesTotal U.S. sales of individual annuities climbed to $63 billion during the first quarter, up 9% from the total for the first quarter of 2007.Sales ...
June 02, 2008
Beacon Finds Fixed Annuity Sales IncreaseReported U.S. sales of fixed annuities increased to about $19 billion in the first quarter, up 35% from the total for the first quarter of ...
June 02, 2008
LIMRA Reports Higher Annuity SalesTotal U.S. sales of individual annuities climbed to $63 billion during the first quarter, up 9% from the total for the first quarter of 2007.Sales ...
June 01, 2008
Surmounting Inflation With Fixed-Income AnnuitiesIt's well known that retirement planning aims to develop a plan that provides enough retirement income for the client's lifetime.This is a difficult task at ...
June 01, 2008
Surmounting Inflation With Fixed-Income AnnuitiesIt's well known that retirement planning aims to develop a plan that provides enough retirement income for the client's lifetime.This is a difficult task at ...
May 30, 2008
Iowa Could Develop Fixed Annuity Illustration RulesHawkeye State regulators have issued temporary fixed annuity illustration guidelines and say permanent rules may be in the works.Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss has issued ...
May 23, 2008
Competition for fixed annuitiesIn addition to competition from variable products, fixed annuities are also facing competition from other areas such as target-date or life-cycle funds which offer saving features while automatically providing asset allocation and rebalancing based