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.
Nationwide and RetireOne Adjust Menus for Volatile Markets
By Allison BellNew product features could help retirement investors who are nervous about playing with volatility defend their chips.
May 25, 2022
Higher Interest Rates Reshape the Annuity MarketFor advisors, the hot flavors of the first quarter were "guarantees" and "fund menus."
May 25, 2022
Finseca Brings 626 Advisors to Schmooze WashingtonThe group could have an especially big impact on advisors' more complex clients.
May 24, 2022
5 Worst States for Q1 COVID-19 Death TrendsFor advisors' individual clients, everything depends on life expectancy. The latest numbers are not good.
May 24, 2022
Pension Risk Transfer Pricing for the Smaller PlanDefined-benefit plan obligations can be a concern for Main Street employers, too.
May 24, 2022
House Panel to Hold Hearing on Remote Notarization BillH.R. 3962 could help advisors, and their distant competitors, complete paper-free transactions.
May 23, 2022
Insurance Advisors Market Advisors to CongressPriorities include sales standards, Secure 2.0 and access to independent contractor status.
May 23, 2022
New York State Dings Nationwide Over Immediate Annuity SalesEmpire State regulators say shifting assets from a deferred contract to an immediate contract is still an exchange.