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.
In-House Analysts Assess Two Fed Corporate Bond Rescue Programs
By Allison BellThe team says the programs were active, large-scale bond buyers for just a few weeks.
October 11, 2021
Canadian Firm Closes on $10B American Equity Reinsurance DealBrookfield Re now has a 19.9% stake in the Iowa-based annuity issuer.
October 11, 2021
Trendspotter: Demand for Guaranteed Retirement Income Is SurgingSteve Vernon, David Blanchett and Wade Pfau outline several ways advisors can help clients generate income for life.
October 07, 2021
Federal Life Plans to Offer Crypto Contracts: Annuity MovesRetireOne added a fee-based investment wrapper from Midland National. Halo and Simon have news, too.
September 21, 2021
Annexus to Offer Social Security Uncertainty ProtectionThe distributor says it will launch a PlanGap annuity by the end of the year.
September 14, 2021
The Promises and Perils of Early RetirementOnce your clients are free… where do they go?
August 26, 2021
5 Ways New Compliance Systems Can Help Life InsurersNice Actimize's Lee Garf says having a compliance system listen all the time beats live-human spot checks.
August 23, 2021
Study Finds 'Guaranteed Income for Life' More Popular Than AnnuitiesA Morningstar researcher asked the same questions about a hypothetical product with different names and got different answers.