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 Keep Up Hot Hand
By Ginger SzalaNew sales data shows annuities, especially RILAs, were strong vs. 2020 and from the first to second quarters of 2021.
October 28, 2021
U.S. Q3 Individual Annuity Sales Rise 12%One question is what inflation fears will do to sales in the fourth quarter.
October 28, 2021
New Fee-Based RILA Has a Living Benefit Rider: Annuity MovesNorth American Company for Life and Health and Lombard also have annuity product news.
October 28, 2021
Private Equity Firms May Squeeze Insurers in New Ways: Regulation AnalystEric Kolchinsky says regulators now have to watch for service fees, not just dividends and salaries.
October 26, 2021
6 Ways to Fight the Return of InflationOne is to insure some income, to free the rest of the portfolio for a riskier new world.
October 22, 2021
Georgette Nicholas Now President of American Life's Parent: Personnel MovesVida Capital has a new CEO, and Medical Mutual will be getting one.
October 21, 2021
In-House Analysts Assess Two Fed Corporate Bond Rescue ProgramsThe team says the programs were active, large-scale bond buyers for just a few weeks.
October 21, 2021
Asset Rules Pushed CLO Risk Toward Insurers: Fed EconomistsFrom 2010 through 2018, researchers say, regulations led insurers to buy the riskiest investment-grade CLOs.