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 Sales Plummet In Banks In July
By Trevor ThomasBecause of a drop in sales of fixed-rate products, annuity sales at banks and savings institutions fell to $3.3 billion in July, down 19% ...
September 21, 2005
Inde AnnuitiesNot A Footnote AnymoreLas Vegas"What is the issue with today's equity index annuities?" asked Steven Phillips here at the 2005 Producers' Forum & Expo of the National ...
September 20, 2005
Fied Annuity Buyers Split On DurationsBuyers of 2 different types of fixed annuity contracts are sending mixed messages about interest rates.[@@]FA buyers' growing interest in multi-year contracts has surfaced ...
September 18, 2005
Lack Of Liquidity Can Kill SuitabilityUnsuitable annuity sales and sales practices have been big news this year, along with Congressional hearings and various proposed standards to address suitability issues.
September 17, 2005
Lack Of Liquidity Can Kill SuitabilityUnsuitable annuity sales and sales practices have been big news this year, along with Congressional hearings and various proposed standards to address suitability issues.
September 14, 2005
Give Annuity Customers A Fair Shake, Advisors SayLas Vegas"Annuity customers want a fair shake, not a shakedown," said Michael J. Cajthaml, a general practitioner and president of McHenry County Investment Services, ...
September 14, 2005
The EIA Brouhaha: Whats Net?The industry feels the NASD's Notice to Members has several misrepresentationsLas Vegas"You are primarily the producers of the product, not the manufacturer, so it ...
September 05, 2005
Banks Indeed Annuity Sales Swell In 2nd QuarterBanks are selling almost 3 times as many equity indexed annuities as they did a year ago, according to a report by Kenneth Kehrer ...