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Banks Reap Record Annuity Income

by Kerry Pechter

Tue, Aug 11, 2009

The steep yield curve enabled fixed annuities to outperform CDs, and drove fixed annuity sales to a new record in the second quarter.

A Summer Crop of Variable Annuities

A Summer Crop of Variable Annuities

by Kerry Pechter

Wed, Jul 29, 2009

Allianz Life, Genworth Financial, John Hancock Life, and MetLife have all introduced new variable annuity contracts. Of the four new entries, John Hancock's stands out as the simplest and cheapest.