Annuity News

An insurtech holding company is seeking a fronting carrier and regulatory approval for a bitcoin-based indexed annuity.

Retirement is not a one-time event; it is a dynamic phase of life that requires a vision of what the post-employment years will look like for each individual and how that vision will be funded.

U.S. annuity sales exceeded $106 billion in the first quarter, with more than half of the top 20 carriers reporting sales growth, LIMRA reported.

Phillip Roy Wasserman is expected to get another day in court to make his case that state and federal agents broke the law during investigations that led to his fraud conviction.

National Life Group set a bunch of new sales records in 2024, including $635 million in life insurance policies, $3.4 billion in annuities.

For LIMRA, the decision to venture into the consumer-focused space comes amid soaring annuity sales and the SECURE Act bills boosting the products.

Legacy systems remain a very large hurdle for many old-guard life insurance companies. But things are slowly changing.

Annuities offer a blend of security and flexibility that can complement other retirement income sources.

Annuity sales might have peaked, judging by the still-strong first-quarter sales data released Friday by Wink, Inc.

The number of annuity offerings available in the marketplace continues to expand, but sometimes it’s a good idea to take another look at a product that’s a bit more traditional – a variable annuity with lifetime income benefit riders.

Insurance companies continue to add newly launched indices to their fixed indexed annuity products, leading to a growing need to educate on the difference between live and back-tested index performance to help properly set policyholder expectations.

Annuity laddering is a simple concept that most agents can understand and share with ease.

Advisor Jeffrey Cutter is appealing the lone guilty verdict handed down last month in his trial in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil case.

Thirteen companies are studying confidential financial information as Connecticut regulators pursue the sale or reinsurance of PHL, or its blocks of business.