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.
Ibbotson Adds Fixed-Annuity Benchmarks
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Oct. 4, 12:35 p.m. -- Ibbotson Associates, Chicago, has responded to the new interest in fixed annuities by adding fixed-annuity ...
September 24, 2002
Jefferson Pilot Fixed Annuity Pays 6.6% First-Year RateNU Online News Service, Sept. 24, 4:16 p.m. -- Jefferson Pilot Financial, Greensboro, N.C., a unit of Jefferson-Pilot Corp., has introduced the Gold 7 ...
September 15, 2002
1st Half Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of Nearly $5 Billion1st Half Index Annuity Sales Hit New Record Of Nearly $5 Billion ByEquity index annuities hit another sales record in the 2nd quarter of 2002--almost ...
September 15, 2002
EIAs Being Positioned For Safety And RecoveryByWhen equity index annuities first came out, many were just too complex for Thomas Stratton to consider selling."Some EIAs are still too complex," says Stratton, ...
August 25, 2002
VAs Continue Comeback In BanksByBank variable annuity premiums were up 34% in June 2002 over year-ago levels and increased 6% over May 2002, reports Kenneth Kehrer Associates, Princeton, ...
August 15, 2002
Banks Continue VA ComebackNU Online News Service, Aug. 15, 4:46 p.m. -- Bank variable annuity sales increased to $1.2 billion in June, up 6% from May and ...
August 14, 2002
Nationwide: Banks Poised To Sell More InsuranceNU Online News Service, Aug. 14, 3:59 p.m. -- High-income professionals might be more interested in buying life insurance and annuities from banks than ...
August 04, 2002
Competition Tightens In The Bank Annuity MarketCompetition Tightens In The Bank Annuity MarketByShelf space for annuities in banks is narrowing, despite investor skittishness over the stock market, experts say.Notwithstanding record sales, ...