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.
2013 annuity sales: Year in review
By Nichole MorfordSales of fixed and indexed annuities skyrocketed this year; variable annuities saw a slight dip from 2012.
November 20, 2013
Fixed-rate deferred annuities fuel sales in Q3All product classes improved in sales, except variable annuities, according to the latest LIMRA stats.
November 20, 2013
Fixed-rate deferred annuities fuel sales in Q3All product classes improved in sales, except variable annuities, according to the latest LIMRA stats.
November 19, 2013
AIG pushes fixed annuity sales at banks to lofty heightsFor the first time in nine quarters, fixed annuity sales outpaced variable products.
November 18, 2013
Sell fixed annuities? Think outside the box.Need some novel strategies to sell fixed annuities? Here are four new ideas.
October 18, 2013
Fixed annuity yields at banks plunge in OctoberYet the spread in yield between a five-year CD and the average bank-sold fixed-rate annuity is double the rate charted in January.
October 16, 2013
Selling ‘certainty’ is a noble professionFixed annuity salespeople should be proud of what they do.
September 04, 2013
Sales of fixed annuity products jump in Q2Propelled by an improved interest rate environment, Q2 fixed annuity sales posted sequential gains for the first time in two years.