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.
Trade Groups Return The Fire
By Staff WriterThe National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies, Fairfax, Va., recently issued a position statement opposing what it says is the National Association of ...
November 08, 2005
Bank Annuity Sales Had Cool AugustDespite a late surge, annuity sales through banks and savings institutions fell to $3.9 billion in August, down 2% from the total for August ...
October 25, 2005
EIA Sales Rise At AmerUsA flurry of special charges hit earnings at AmerUs Group Company in the third quarter.[@@]AmerUs, Des Moines, Iowa, is reporting $39 million in net ...
October 20, 2005
Allstate Avoids Fied Product SalesAllstate Corp. says its financial services unit is letting sales of some products drop in an effort to protect profit margins on fixed-rate products.[@@]Allstate, ...
October 05, 2005
Bank Indeed Annuity Sales SwellBanks are selling almost 3 times as many equity indexed annuities as they did a year ago, according to a report by Kenneth Kehrer ...
September 30, 2005
Annuity Sales Plummet In Banks In JulyBecause of a drop in sales of fixed-rate products, annuity sales at banks and savings institutions fell to $3.3 billion in July, down 19% ...
September 28, 2005
Shining A Light On Annuity Death BenefitsClients--and advisors--need to understand how these benefits workDeath benefits are not the reason clients buy annuities, say industry leaders. Besides, many annuities terminate by ...
September 27, 2005
Schapiro%3A Beware Of EIA RisksA top official at the National Association of Securities Dealers echoed her boss's concerns about annuity marketing at a conference in New York organized ...