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.
Bank Annuity Slump Continues
By Trevor ThomasNU Online News Service, Jan. 13, 10:35 p.m. -- Bank sales of annuities continued to falter in November 2002 after setting a record pace ...
November 24, 2002
VAs Surged In Banks In SeptemberByDespite a still-shaky stock market, banks sales of variable annuities staged a comeback in September, while banks fixed annuity sales continued their recent slump, ...
November 17, 2002
Hartford VA Option 'Guarantees Principal With Upside Potential'Hartford VA Option Guarantees Principal With Upside PotentialByHartford Life, Simsbury, Conn., has debuted a feature for its variable annuities that the company says "guarantees principal ...
November 10, 2002
Bank Annuity Sales Declined 7% In AugustBank Annuity Sales Declined 7% In AugustByBank sales of fixed and variable annuities fell 7% in August to $4.1 billion, from Julys near-record $4.2 billion, ...
October 31, 2002
August Bank Annuity Sales Fell 7%NU Online News Service, Oct. 31, 3:30 p.m. -- Bank sales of fixed and variable annuities fell 7% in August to $4.1 billion, from ...
October 13, 2002
Indexed Products Association Changes Its Name And FocusIndexed Products Association Changes Its Name And FocusByHenderson, Nev. The National Association for Indexed Products voted at its annual meeting here to change its name ...
October 06, 2002
Bank Annuity Sales Grow Nearly 5% In JulyByTotal bank annuity sales rose 4.9% in July over the previous month, spurred by an 11% increase in variable annuity sales, according to the Kenneth ...
October 06, 2002
Fixed Annuity Sales: The Money Is Moving Like WaterFixed Annuity Sales: The Money Is Moving Like WaterBy"We just had the biggest fixed annuity sales month weve ever had, at the lowest interest rates ...