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.
Iowa Tests Annuity Disclosure Documents
By Staff WriterHawkeye State insurance regulators are working with insurers and insurance trade groups to find a better way to help consumers understand the fixed annuities and ...
January 27, 2008
Ask the expert: Impact of interest rates and volatilityWhat is the potential effect of low interest rates and market volatility on indexed interest strategies in fixed indexed annuities, and how do I position fixed indexed annuities when economic conditions are driving the stock indexes lower?"
January 27, 2008
Quiz question: Qualified annuity percentage?In 2006, approximately what percentage of all annuities sold (fixed and variable) were qualified?
January 07, 2008
Bank Annuity Sales Rise In OctoberBanks sold a total of $4.2 billion in annuities in October, up 24% from the October 2006 total.Fixed annuity sales rose to $1.9 billion in ...
January 01, 2008
The distinguished FIAToday, in addition to linking to a major index to enhance returns, other client-helpful features are frequently becoming standard, indicating that the fixed index annuity is a product that is continuously in a state of evolution. In addition to a
December 31, 2007
The distinguished FIAToday, in addition to linking to a major index to enhance returns, other client-helpful features are frequently becoming standard, indicating that the fixed index annuity is a product that is continuously in a state of evolution. In addition to a
December 16, 2007
Regulators Need Indexed Product TrainingRecently, the Iowa Insurance Division adopted rules 191-15.80-87. These require all producers who wish to sell indexed life or indexed annuity products in Iowa starting ...
December 06, 2007
FA Sales Fall As Immediate Annuity Volume RisesU.S. sales of fixed annuities fell to about $18 billion in third quarter, down 10% from the total for the third quarter of 2006, according ...