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.
A Rational Look at a Much Maligned Product
By Bob SeawrightFew products within the financial services industry have received as much consistent criticism as fixed index annuities. An FIA is a type of deferred fixed annuity that earns interest or provides benefits that are linked to an external reference or index, most commonly the S&P 500. The insurer underwriting the...
November 10, 2011
IRI Report: Annuity Sales Up 5% over the Year-Ago PeriodIRI CEO Cathy Weatherford says this year is poised to be an historic one for the industry, as sales continue to outpace benchmarks established last year.
November 10, 2011
IRI Report: Annuity Sales Up 5% over the Year-Ago PeriodIRI CEO Cathy Weatherford says this year is poised to be an historic one for the industry, as sales continue to outpace benchmarks established last year.
November 07, 2011
Lincoln Financial, Primerica Team Up to Offer Fixed Indexed AnnuitiesThe alliance allows Primericas licensed reps to offer Lincolns fixed indexed annuity products.
October 31, 2011
The case for fixed annuitiesIf presented correctly, your risk-averse clients will buy a fixed annuity.
October 27, 2011
Symetra and Ameriprise Earnings Decline in the Third QuarterOn the positive side: Symetra reports that its fixed and variable annuities business generated $28.0 million in pretax adjusted operating income in third quarter of 2011, up from $22.5 million in third quarter of 2010.
October 24, 2011
Clopton Capital to Market Fixed AnnuitiesClopton says its web site will be promoted through YourLifeSolution.com as a compliment to the online brokers existing life insurance quote service. A commercial mortgage provider has inked a deal to begin marketing fixed annuities.
October 24, 2011
Clopton Capital to Market Fixed AnnuitiesClopton says its web site will be promoted through YourLifeSolution.com as a compliment to the online brokers existing life insurance quote service. A commercial mortgage provider has inked a deal to begin marketing fixed annuities.