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.
Fixed Annuity Sales Fall
By Staff WriterU.S. sales of fixed annuities fell to about $14 billion in first quarter, down 18% from the total for the first quarter of 2006, according ...
May 27, 2007
Are Fixed Annuity GLWBs Needed?One year ago, no fixed annuity offered guaranteed lifetime withdrawal (GLWB) benefits.Today, over half of the top-selling fixed indexed rate carriers and a couple of ...
May 09, 2007
States And NASD Back Suitability RuleThe National Association of Securities Dealers has joined with 3 state insurance commissioners to sign a statement supporting a new annuity sales suitability rule.The suitability ...
May 01, 2007
Hancock And ING Add Annuity RidersTwo large insurers are rolling out new guarantee options for annuity holders.John Hancock Annuities, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, has introduced the ...
May 01, 2007
Hancock And ING Add Annuity RidersTwo large insurers are rolling out new guarantee options for annuity holders.John Hancock Annuities, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, has introduced the ...
April 15, 2007
LTC/Fixed Annuity Combos Could Be The Perfect SaleHere we go again--the next financial "crisis" has arrived.One year ago, mortgage companies were coming under scrutiny for seemingly unscrupulous sales practices: charging higher mortgage ...
April 15, 2007
LTC/Fixed Annuity Combos Could Be The Perfect SaleHere we go again--the next financial "crisis" has arrived.One year ago, mortgage companies were coming under scrutiny for seemingly unscrupulous sales practices: charging higher mortgage ...
April 01, 2007
Index Annuity Sales Slid 7% In 2006Fixed index annuity sales took a hit in 2006, dropping by 7.05% to $25.33 billion from $27.26 billion in 2005, according to Advantage Compendium, a ...