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.
Safety Of FAs A Comfort To Banks
By Trevor ThomasByAlthough the rush to the safety of fixed annuities continued among bank customers last year, a burst of new variable annuity products from manufacturers also ...
March 19, 2003
Bank Broker-Dealers Report Drab 4th Quarter SalesNU Online News Service, March 19, 2003, 3:33 p.m. EST -- Bank broker-dealers reported soft sales for the fourth quarter of 2002, according to ...
February 13, 2003
Bank Annuity Sales Flat in DecemberNU Online News Service, Feb. 13, 3:55 p.m. -- Annuity sales in banks continued to slump in December, reports Kenneth Kehrer Associates, Princeton, N.J., ...
February 07, 2003
AmerUs Reports Lower 4th Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Feb. 7, 2:18 p.m. -- AmerUs Group Company, Des Moines, Iowa, is reporting $7.2 million in net income for the ...
February 06, 2003
Allstate Reports Higher 4th Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Feb. 6, 10:37 a.m. -- The Allstate Corp., Northbrook, Ill., is reporting $447 million in net income for the fourth ...
February 02, 2003
Picking The Safest Annuity: The Advisor's New TaskPicking The Safest Annuity: The Advisors New TaskByThe headline of this article sums up a growing issue for annuity salespeople: How to respond to client ...
January 26, 2003
Bank Reps Still Most Comfortable With Fixed Annuities, Study FindsByFixed annuities remain the vanguard of bank insurance programs, a recent study sponsored by Independent Financial Marketing Group, Purchase, N.Y., found. All of the banks ...
January 21, 2003
Citigroup Reports Lower 4th Quarter Net IncomeNU Online News Service, Jan. 21, 12:41 p.m. -- Citigroup Inc., New York, is reporting $2.4 billion in net income for the fourth quarter ...