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.
Indeed Annuity Sales Soar In Banks In First Quarter
By Staff WriterU.S. banks increased sales of equity indexed annuities by 79% in the first quarter, well above the growth rate for EIAs in other channels, ...
June 24, 2005
Community Bank Brokerage Sales RiseU.S. community banks increased revenue from brokerage operations 15% between the first quarter of 2004 and the first quarter of 2005.[@@]Kenneth Kehrer Associates, Princeton, ...
June 23, 2005
Bank Annuity Sales PlateauAnnuity sales at banks and savings institutions amounted to $4.7 billion in March, unchanged from the total for March 2004.[@@]Although sales of fixed annuities ...
June 15, 2005
Fied Annuity Buyers Prefer 1-Year Guarantees (Updated)Consumers who buy fixed annuities still seem to be expecting an increase in interest rates.[@@]A few years ago, when interest rates seemed to be ...
June 14, 2005
1Q Fied Annuity Sales SlideCompared with 4th quarter 2004 results, sales of fixed annuities in the 1st quarter of 2005 were down 15% for all types of fixed ...
May 18, 2005
The Power Of Selling The Surrender PeriodThis feature of fixed annuities is widely misunderstoodOne of the great enigmas in today's insurance industry is the polar-opposite realities and perceptions held by ...
May 05, 2005
Bank Annuity Sales Fall SlightlyBanks sold $3.5 billion worth of annuities in February, down from $3.7 billion in February 2004.[@@]Fixed annuity sales of $2 billion for the month ...
April 21, 2005
Annuity Group Brings Back 2004 OfficersNU Online News Service, April 21, 2005, 4:25 p.m. EDTMembers of the National Association for Fixed Annuities, Milwaukee, have returned their 2004 officers to ...