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.
Annuity Insurers' Response To Current Stress: Lemons To Lemonade
By Noel AbkemeierIn the last 10 months, many external forces have imposed stress on the annuity world. The responses taken by insurers may suggest a direction for ...
August 30, 2006
Low Rates Hurt Fixed Annuity VolumeU.S. fixed annuity sales fell to $17.9 billion in the second quarter, down 14% from the total for the second quarter of 2005.Sales of indexed ...
August 30, 2006
Low Rates Hurt Fixed Annuity VolumeU.S. fixed annuity sales fell to $17.9 billion in the second quarter, down 14% from the total for the second quarter of 2005.Sales of indexed ...
August 15, 2006
Bank Annuity Sales Surge In MayBank annuity sales increased to $4.9 billion in May, up 36% from the total for May 2005.Variable annuity sales in banks rose 60%, to $2.4 ...
August 15, 2006
Bank Annuity Sales Surge In MayBank annuity sales increased to $4.9 billion in May, up 36% from the total for May 2005.Variable annuity sales in banks rose 60%, to $2.4 ...
August 01, 2006
A consumer behavior primerA consumer behavior primerI spent a few days reviewing consumer behavior research conducted by Baba Shiv, an associate professor at Stanford, and discovered several findings that could apply to the annuity world.
July 31, 2006
A consumer behavior primerA consumer behavior primerI spent a few days reviewing consumer behavior research conducted by Baba Shiv, an associate professor at Stanford, and discovered several findings that could apply to the annuity world.
July 17, 2006
Bank Annuity Sales Level Off In AprilSales of annuities in banks stayed about even in April with April 2005 levels, despite a 20% decline in sales of fixed annuities.Sales of fixed ...