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.
Hancock And ING Add Annuity Riders
By Staff WriterTwo large insurers are rolling out new guarantee options for annuity holders.John Hancock Annuities, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, has introduced the ...
April 15, 2007
LTC/Fixed Annuity Combos Could Be The Perfect SaleHere we go again--the next financial "crisis" has arrived.One year ago, mortgage companies were coming under scrutiny for seemingly unscrupulous sales practices: charging higher mortgage ...
April 01, 2007
Index Annuity Sales Slid 7% In 2006Fixed index annuity sales took a hit in 2006, dropping by 7.05% to $25.33 billion from $27.26 billion in 2005, according to Advantage Compendium, a ...
April 01, 2007
Index Annuity Sales Slid 7% In 2006Fixed index annuity sales took a hit in 2006, dropping by 7.05% to $25.33 billion from $27.26 billion in 2005, according to Advantage Compendium, a ...
March 25, 2007
2006 Fixed Annuity Sales Drop 3.3%Fixed annuity sales in 2006 fell 3.3% from the previous year, reaching an estimated $70.9 billion, according to Beacon Research, an Evanston, Ill., fixed annuity ...
March 25, 2007
2006 Fixed Annuity Sales Drop 3.3%Fixed annuity sales in 2006 fell 3.3% from the previous year, reaching an estimated $70.9 billion, according to Beacon Research, an Evanston, Ill., fixed annuity ...
March 04, 2007
FA Sales Edge LowerTotal U.S. sales of fixed annuities fell to about $16.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006, down 1.1% from the total for the fourth ...
March 03, 2007
FA Sales Edge LowerTotal U.S. sales of fixed annuities fell to about $16.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2006, down 1.1% from the total for the fourth ...