Tag: Fixed indexed annuities
The future is smart for FIAs
North America | Products
21 Aug 2019 by Tiago Fernandes and Mladen Karov
There is little doubt that fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) provide a risk-return function that investors want – they limit losses and have the ability to shape potential returns. But since interest rates have decreased, indexed annuities linked to risk control indices have become increasingly popular.
Morgan Stanley 3D prop play gains ‘momentum’
North America | Products
21 Jun 2019 by Pablo Conde
New fixed indexed annuity aimed at risk adverse retirement investors seeking alternatives to low-yielding fixed products.
New first-of-its-kind annuity offers bull/bear structure
North America | Products
04 Jun 2019 by Pablo Conde
Great American Life has partnered with Raymond James to develop a new indexed annuity play targeted at US distributors seeking market exposure for their clients in bull and bear markets.
USA Market Review - April 2019
North America | Market Reviews
31 May 2019 by Yordan Ivanov
Some 1,666 structured products from 34 different providers and worth $5 billion were added to the SRP USA database in April compared with 1,510 products with a sales volume of $4.9 billion which were added during the same month in 2018. Five hundred and eighty-seven products matured during the month releasing $2.5 billion back onto the market.
Annuities: Indexed annuities post highest level of sales ever
North America | Products
22 May 2019 by Pablo Conde
Indexed annuity sales increased 24% in the first quarter of 2019, totaling US$18 billion. This is the third consecutive first quarter growth for indexed sales, according to Limra Secure Retirement Institute’s (Limra SRI) First Quarter 2019 US Retail Annuity Sales Survey.
Product snapshot: US fixed indexed annuities in focus
North America | Products
01 May 2019 by Tim Mortimer - Future Value Consultants (FVC)
The US fixed indexed annuity (FIA) market continues to attract interest and a variety of different offerings are available today. This sector combines structured product features to provide returns within an insurance wrapper.
Limra: rising rates, volatility are the perfect recipe for structured annuities growth
North America | Products
05 Apr 2019 by Pablo Conde
Indexed annuities are set to continue growing in 2019 on the back of ‘attractive’ interest rates and market volatility
Symetra enters Rila space, debuts prop play
North America | Products
01 Apr 2019 by Pablo Conde
US annuity provider Symetra Life Insurance Company has launched Symetra Trek, an individual, single-premium deferred annuity with index-linked interest options, including the proprietary Pimco Equity Fusion Index.
New FIA mimics Morgan Stanley’s investment techniques
North America | Products
26 Mar 2019 by SRP News
Transamerica and Annexus have joined efforts to launch a new enhanced suite of fixed index annuities
