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.
Why fixed indexed annuities are in harmony with customer needs
By Eric TaylorIn uncertain times, a FIA can be music to your clients ears.
September 24, 2012
3 reasons to buy that FIA nowWaiting for interest rates to return to normal before investing in fixed indexed annuities may not be in the best interest of clients.
September 17, 2012
Seniors talk about fixed annuitiesWe spoke with a group of senior clients to find out if they have ever owned a fixed annuity and if they havent, asked "Why not?"
September 17, 2012
Seniors talk about fixed annuitiesWe spoke with a group of senior clients to find out if they have ever owned a fixed annuity and if they havent, asked "Why not?"
September 13, 2012
Fixed Annuities Near Record SalesIndexed annuity sales increased 8.3% from the first quarter to the second, Beacon Research reported.
September 04, 2012
Allianz to Pay $10 Million in Multi-State Suitability SettlementAllianz Life Insurance Company has agreed to a multi-state settlement with 44 state insurance regulators regarding suitability issues involving the sale of so-called two-tier fixed annuities, some of them equity indexed annuities.
September 04, 2012
Cerulli Survey: AIG SunAmerica Unit Poised for Greatest Growth in VA SalesThe survey finds that SunAmerica Financial Group, a unit of New York-based AIG, increased variable annuity sales to $2.3 billion for the second quarter of 2012, resulting in annual sales of $4.5 billion. This figure represents a 21% increase over the same time period in 2011.
September 04, 2012
Cerulli Survey: AIG SunAmerica Unit Poised for Greatest Growth in VA SalesThe survey finds that SunAmerica Financial Group, a unit of New York-based AIG, increased variable annuity sales to $2.3 billion for the second quarter of 2012, resulting in annual sales of $4.5 billion. This figure represents a 21% increase over the same time period in 2011.