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.
Fixed Annuity Buyers Still Choosing 1-Year Guarantees
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, March 31, 2005, 3:58 p.m. ESTConsumers continue to try to keep their powder dry.[@@]A few years ago, when interest rates ...
March 22, 2005
New Annuity Will Serve Ailing ApplicantsNU Online News Service, March 22, 2005, 3:25 p.m. ESTJefferson Pilot Financial is introducing a product for consumers who already have serious illnesses.[@@]The Greensboro, ...
February 11, 2005
Earnings: MetLife, AIG, Lincoln, Prudential, OthersInsurers have been painting a mixed picture of fourth-quarter 2004 conditions this week.[@@]Some carriers have been reporting good results, but others, including some with ...
December 29, 2004
Equity Indexed Annuities Driving Fixed Annuity SalesEquity Indexed Annuities Driving Fixed Annuity SalesBy Dan Q. BeatriceLed by a stunning increase in sales of equity indexed annuities, fixed annuity sales increased for ...
December 22, 2004
Banks Report Slump In Annuity SalesSales of annuities in banks and savings institutions fell 9% in October from year-earlier levels, a new study finds.[@@]Banks' total annuity sales fell to ...
December 21, 2004
Fixed Annuity Buyers Choose 1-Year GuaranteesNU Online News Service, Dec. 21, 2004, 5:05 p.m. ESTConsumers may be trying to keep their powder dry.[@@]A few years ago, when interest rates ...
December 02, 2004
Index Annuity World: 2004 To 2005ByIt has been said that there needs to be a revolution in the immediate annuity world to produce products that meet the needs of future ...
November 19, 2004
VA Volume Holds Steady In Banks; FA Volume FallsBank sales of annuities fell to $3.6 billion in September, down 18% from the total for September 2003.[@@]Kenneth Kehrer Associates, Princeton, N.J., has published ...