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.
Individual U.S. Annuity Sales Climbed 8% In 2007
By Joseph MontminyIndividual annuity sales in the U.S. reached $257 billion in 2007, according to LIMRA International's year-end data.This 8% increase over 2006 largely resulted from record-setting ...
March 11, 2008
FA Sales Rise As Immediate Annuity Volume RisesU.S. sales of fixed annuities increased to about $17 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007, up 4.1% from the total for the fourth quarter ...
February 25, 2008
Top story: When recommending a rider, don't forget the death benefitsThe enhanced death benefit option is often overlooked by advisors and clients who are discussing a deferred variable annuity purchase.
February 24, 2008
Top story: When recommending a rider, don't forget the death benefitsThe enhanced death benefit option is often overlooked by advisors and clients who are discussing a deferred variable annuity purchase.
February 10, 2008
Considerations For Moving On PPA's Annuity-LTC Provisions NowThe Pension Protection Act's qualified long term care insurance provisions for annuities and life insurance contracts will become effective on Jan. 1, 2010. But insurers ...
February 10, 2008
Considerations For Moving On PPA's Annuity-LTC Provisions NowThe Pension Protection Act's qualified long term care insurance provisions for annuities and life insurance contracts will become effective on Jan. 1, 2010. But insurers ...
February 04, 2008
Iowa Tests Annuity Disclosure DocumentsHawkeye State insurance regulators are working with insurers and insurance trade groups to find a better way to help consumers understand the fixed annuities and ...
February 04, 2008
Iowa Tests Annuity Disclosure DocumentsHawkeye State insurance regulators are working with insurers and insurance trade groups to find a better way to help consumers understand the fixed annuities and ...