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.
Advisors and broker-dealers have a historic opportunity
By Staff WriterIt has been three years since the inception of FINRA Notice to Members 05-50 shook up the FIA world with a mandate for broker-dealers to supervise the sale of fixed index annuities. Since then, B/Ds have scrambled to accommodate existing variable
July 16, 2008
NAFA Develops Response To SEC ProposalThe National Association for Fixed Annuities says it will be hiring a public relations firm and legal firm with "established Washington contacts" to help block ...
July 01, 2008
Drivers of Annuity SalesAssets in annuities will jump to $2.9 trillion by 2012--a compound annual growth rate of 7.9%--sparked by demographic trends and product development that addresses both...
June 29, 2008
It's Looking Good For Fixed Annuity Sales In 2Q 2008The 2nd quarter 2008 should turn out to be a good one for fixed annuity sales. And unless conditions change significantly, it also looks like ...
June 29, 2008
It's Looking Good For Fixed Annuity Sales In 2Q 2008The 2nd quarter 2008 should turn out to be a good one for fixed annuity sales. And unless conditions change significantly, it also looks like ...
June 27, 2008
Aviva USA reaches top spot in FIA salesAviva USA, part of the world's fifth largest insurance group, announced earlier this week that it has taken over the top spot as the leading seller of fixed indexed annuities in the United States, during the first quarter of 2008. Aviva is
June 26, 2008
Aviva USA reaches top spot in FIA salesAviva USA, part of the world's fifth largest insurance group, announced earlier this week that it has taken over the top spot as the leading seller of fixed indexed annuities in the United States, during the first quarter of 2008. Aviva is
June 03, 2008
Beacon Finds Fixed Annuity Sales IncreaseReported U.S. sales of fixed annuities increased to about $19 billion in the first quarter, up 35% from the total for the first quarter of ...