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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
March 16, 2012
Setting a record, income annuity sales grew almost 18% in fourth-quarter 2011 and nearly 7% for the entire year, according to a Beacon Research annuity study.
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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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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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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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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
June 2, 2011
Data released by Beacon Research found fixed annuity sales are finally turning around.
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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.
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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.
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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
August 26, 2010
Variable annuity sales posted record highs in the second quarter of 2010, the Insured Retirement Institute reports. A LIMRA report earlier this month also showed...
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By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne |
August 25, 2010
Variable annuity sales posted record highs in the second quarter of 2010, the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) reported Wednesday.
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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.
