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.
NPH Beefs Up Annuity Sales System
By Staff WriterNational Planning Holdings Inc. has added point-of-sale fixed annuity selection software from Beacon Research Inc. to the Web sites of several broker-dealer units.NPH, Santa Monica, ...
January 03, 2006
Bank Annuity Sales Slump 25%Sales of annuities in banks are continuing to fall as a result of weakness in demand for fixed annuities.Total bank annuity sales fell to $2.8 ...
January 01, 2006
The bonfire of the equitiesThe question of whether equity-indexed annuities should be classified as a fixed or variable product was headed for resolution last summer. The NASD in August announced it would issue guidance on the controversial issue, and members anxiously
December 31, 2005
The bonfire of the equitiesThe question of whether equity-indexed annuities should be classified as a fixed or variable product was headed for resolution last summer. The NASD in August announced it would issue guidance on the controversial issue, and members anxiously
December 14, 2005
Bank VA Sales Overtake Bank FA SalesIn September, for the first time in 5 years, bank and savings institution sales of variable annuities exceeded sales of fixed annuities.[@@]Bank sales of ...
December 01, 2005
Survey%3A Fied Annuity Buyers Prefer 1%2DYear GuaranteesU.S. consumers seem to expect to see interest rates continue to rise.[@@]Researchers at Beacon Research Publications Inc., Evanston, Ill., have published data supporting that ...
November 23, 2005
VA Sales Up 1%, FA Sales Down 8% Year-To-DateIndividual annuity sales dropped 3% year-to-date through September 2005 when compared to the same period in 2004.The overall total of $162.5 billion was comprised ...
November 13, 2005
Thoughts On The Distribution Of WealthRecently a friend posed a hypothetical question for me to answer. He asked, "If you won a lottery, what would you do with the winnings--take ...