Beacon Research

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  Fixed Annuities Near Record Sales

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  Indexed annuity sales increased 8.3% from the first quarter to the second, Beacon Research reported.

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  Fixed Annuity Sales Rise 23% for Q1

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 14, 2012

  Fixed annuity sales climbed almost 23% from a year ago, and an income annuity was the quarter’s bestselling product for the first time.

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  Annuity Sales Down in Q1, but VA Assets at All-Time High: IRI

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  June 7, 2012

  First-quarter annuity sales fell more than 2.5% to $53.1 billion, IRI announced on Thursday.

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  Living Benefits on Indexed Annuities: Insurance for Insurance

  By Scott Stolz  |  February 1, 2012

  Despite the continued low interest rate environment, indexed annuity sales continue at near record levels.

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  Variable Annuities Set to Drive Industry to $150 Billion in 2011

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 14, 2011

  Annuity sales fell in the third quarter from the second quarter, but are up from the same period one year ago by 5%, the Insured Retirement Institute announced on Nov. 8.

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  ‘Flight to Safety’ Prompts Higher Fixed Annuity Sales

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 25, 2011

  Second quarter fixed annuity sales overcame falling interest rates to post their second consecutive quarter-to-quarter increase. Beacon Research, which studies annuities, reports sales improved 8% from the prior quarter to $20.4 billion, and all but one product-type grew.

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  Fixed Annuity Sales Up for First Time in Two Years

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  June 2, 2011

  Data released by Beacon Research found fixed annuity sales are finally turning around.

• Fixed Annuities Enjoy 'Record Year' in 2010: Beacon

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 8, 2011

  Following IRI's announcement Monday that variable annuities had a record year in 2010, Beacon Research reported Tuesday that fixed indexed and income annuities also broke sales records in 2010.

• U.S. Sales of Fixed Annuities Saw 18% Jump in Q2

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2010

  U.S. sales of fixed annuities totaled an estimated $19.4 billion in the second quarter, an 18% jump from first-quarter sales, according to Beacon Research's Fixed Annuity Premium Study released Monday.

• Fixed Annuity Sales Drop 51.9% in Year, IRI/Morningstar/Beacon Report Shows

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 18, 2010

  Fixed annuity sales plummeted 51.9% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to a year ago, the IRI said in its first-ever quarterly annuity sales report, released Tuesday, May 18, with data provided by Morningstar Inc. and Beacon Research.