24 Nov 2022
Bank channel drives record FIA/Rila sales
For the second consecutive quarter, bank sales have propelled fixed-rate deferred (FRD) and fixed-indexed annuity (FIA) sales to reach record levels in the US.
25 Aug 2021
US annuity provider onboards BlackRock prop play
The new underlying is the latest addition to the structured products market from the fund manager.
02 Feb 2021
Structured annuity sales bounce back to ‘pre-pandemic’ levels
Registered index-linked annuity (Rilas) have emerged as the product of choice for retirement investors during the pandemic as fixed index annuities (FIAs) continued to suffer the impact of low interest rates.
11 Dec 2020
Indexed annuity sales pick up in Q3
The US fixed index annuities (FIA) market has seen a rebound over the last three months despite a 27% fall year-on-year.
20 Oct 2020
US SPA: structured products are better positioned
The US structured product market has seen an increase in issuance compared to 2019, and a switch ups in product or investor preferences and more activity around structured annuities, according to panellists at the US Structured Products Association's 17th annual conference.
05 Apr 2019
Limra: rising rates, volatility are the perfect recipe for structured annuities growth
Indexed annuities are set to continue growing in 2019 on the back of ‘attractive’ interest rates and market volatility