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.
Court Schedules Annuity Case Hearing
By Arthur D. PostalA federal appeals court in Washington will hear oral arguments May 8 on a suit challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's move to adopt Rule 151A, a regulation that classifies some indexed annuities as securities.
February 13, 2009
American Equity Exec Optimistic About Annuity MarketIn spite of the market turmoil and questions about regulation of indexed annuities, this is a good time to sell fixed annuity products, according to Wendy Carlson.
February 12, 2009
American Equity Exec Optimistic About Annuity MarketIn spite of the market turmoil and questions about regulation of indexed annuities, this is a good time to sell fixed annuity products, according to Wendy Carlson.
February 01, 2009
Where do you feel it is safest to keep your money, and why?"It gets a bad rap, but I have money in annuities. I saw the TV show on annuities and agree they're not for everybody, but I can tell you, my fixed annuities survived the market crash a lot better than some of my friends who had too much
January 31, 2009
Where do you feel it is safest to keep your money, and why?"It gets a bad rap, but I have money in annuities. I saw the TV show on annuities and agree they're not for everybody, but I can tell you, my fixed annuities survived the market crash a lot better than some of my friends who had too much
January 26, 2009
Quotable: on fixed indexed annuitiesKim O'Brien, executive director of national Association for Fixed Annuities, Milwaukee, Wisc., comments on the SEC proposed Rule 151A, shortly before its adoption.
January 26, 2009
Quotable: on fixed indexed annuitiesKim O'Brien, executive director of national Association for Fixed Annuities, Milwaukee, Wisc., comments on the SEC proposed Rule 151A, shortly before its adoption.
January 26, 2009
Fixed annuity interest rate trends as of January 2009Chart from Fisher Annuity Index shows interest rate trends on fixed annuities as of January 2009.