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 in banks fell 10 percent in first quarter
By LIMRASales of variable annuities in the bank channel grew 5%, but the increase was not enough to compensate for the bank channels drop in fixed annuity sales.
May 05, 2015
Top 5 reasons to buy a fixed annuityWith investors scarred from the recent economic downturn, clients want products offering a guaranteed minimum rate of return.
May 05, 2015
Using Fixed Indexed Annuities for Retirement IncomeAs the search for retirement income alternatives continues, FIAs with new fixed-income features look attractive.
April 24, 2015
A heretical proposal: How about sharing risk with our annuity carriers?Why not reduce agent commissions proportionally as the single premium increases?
March 25, 2015
Fixed annuities post highest sales numbers since 2009According to The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI), annuity sales, for the most part, showed strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2014.
March 25, 2015
Fixed annuities post highest sales numbers since 2009According to The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI), annuity sales, for the most part, showed strong growth in the fourth quarter of 2014.
March 18, 2015
Fixed index annuities reach 20-year milestoneFIAs are still going strong after 20 years on the market.
January 27, 2015
5 Fixed Annuity Questions You Need to Stop AskingStop asking these questions and you're already halfway to becoming an annuity expert.