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.
Safety first: Fixed annuities provide conservative income - part I
By Joseph FinoraFixed annuities have been designed to provide a conservative way to grow one's retirement savings. This has basically been done with a principal guaranteed by the provider's financial strength. Other common features include such items as
April 28, 2008
Top Story: Catching the tidal wave in income distribution planningThough baby boomers will swell the ranks of the retirement population by nearly 100% over next 30 to 40 years, they have not done a great job of saving for retirement.
April 27, 2008
Top Story: Catching the tidal wave in income distribution planningThough baby boomers will swell the ranks of the retirement population by nearly 100% over next 30 to 40 years, they have not done a great job of saving for retirement.
April 20, 2008
Annuity Bills In Florida, Connecticut Miss The PointLegislation pending in two states could have a significant impact on annuity sales by tightening rules surrounding the sale of annuities to older Americans.In Florida, ...
April 20, 2008
Annuity Bills In Florida, Connecticut Miss The PointLegislation pending in two states could have a significant impact on annuity sales by tightening rules surrounding the sale of annuities to older Americans.In Florida, ...
April 20, 2008
Industry Protests 'Dateline' Broadcast On Annuity Sales Practices To SeniorsAnnuity and insurance groups insisted they were working hard to stop inappropriate sales of annuities following a nationally televised depiction of allegedly improper annuity sales ...
April 18, 2008
Nafa making great strides in 2008The National Association for Fixed Annuities is on the front lines of industry battles over regulation, compliance, suitability, image and information. Executive Director Kim O'Brien responds to inaccurate and biased articles in the media and speaks
April 18, 2008
The designation debate and annuity misinformationEditor's note: The following letters from a quartet of industry organizations were written in response to Charles Duhigg's article in the July 8, 2007 New York Times, "For Elderly Investors, Instant Experts Abound," calling into question