Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
Banks Report Higher February Annuity Sales
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, April 14, 2003, 3:45 p.m. EDT -- Bank sales of annuities increased to $3.5 billion in February, up from $3.4 ...
April 06, 2003
In A Switch, SERPS Are Being Funded With Fixed AnnuitiesIn A Switch, SERPS Are Being Funded With Fixed AnnuitiesBy Douglas I. FriedmanOne result of the stock markets volatility is that clients are now choosing ...
April 06, 2003
Fixed Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of $11.7 Billion in 2002Fixed Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of $11.7 Billion In 2002ByFixed index annuities continued on their record-setting sales track, producing $11.67 billion in sales ...
April 06, 2003
As Interest Rates Fall, Fixed Annuities Hit Highs And VA Fixed Accounts RiseBy Eric Sondergeld and Daniel Q. BeatriceWhen annuity sales declined in 2001, it was only the second time since 1985 that annual sales dropped from ...
April 06, 2003
Safety Of FAs A Comfort To BanksByAlthough the rush to the safety of fixed annuities continued among bank customers last year, a burst of new variable annuity products from manufacturers also ...
April 03, 2003
Blue Frog To Help Beacon With XML StandardsNU Online News Service, April 3, 2003, 12:29 p.m. EST -- Beacon Research Inc., Evanston, Ill., has picked Blue Frog Solutions Inc., Pompano Beach, ...
April 01, 2003
Jefferson Pilot Creates Hybrid AnnuitiesNU Online News Service, April 1, 2003, 3:15 p.m. EST -- Jefferson Pilot Financial, Greensboro, N.C., has introduced the Jefferson Pilot New Directions and ...
March 28, 2003
Kehrer: Banks Report Higher January VA SalesNU Online News Service, March 28, 2003, 4:43 p.m. EST -- U.S. banks generated $3.6 billion in annuity sales in January, down 5% from ...