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Notes on 4Q25 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

Fourth quarter annuity business results for publicly traded insurers we track regularly were mixed in our view, with some carriers even saying they purposely lowered sales in order to be disciplined and “not chase a...

Thinking Aloud: About Conditions in the Annuity Business

In these pages we have already weighed in with thoughts on how annuity sales in 2025 might finish up – in expectation of final numbers not yet released by LIMRA – but, since we don’t...

Notes on 3Q25 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

We thought third quarter annuity business results for publicly traded insurers we track regularly were pretty strong, as the rise in the stock market fueled account value growth and sales in some product lines, in...

Notes on 2Q25 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

In our view, second quarter results for publicly traded insurers we track regularly were pretty good: earnings held up well despite annuity assets falling during the market turmoil in April. Sales remain on track for...

Notes on 1Q25 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

First quarter annuity sales for publicly traded insurers we track regularly tended to be better than the prior-year quarter but down sequentially, which we think was to be expected. On several earnings calls carriers said...

Notes on 4Q24 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

Annuity sales improved this past fourth quarter for most of the publicly-traded insurers we cover regularly, as did profitability, although not all the news was positive, as some companies reported issues with declining interest rates,...

Notes on 3Q24 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

Third quarter annuity sales were up nicely for most of the publicly-traded insurers we cover regularly, as conditions continue to be very favorable for fixed, indexed and registered-index linked annuities (RILAs), although traditional VAs had...

Notes on 1Q24 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

First quarter annuity sales for stock-traded insurers we monitor regularly were, in our view, a mixed bag, as some reported increased production – often thanks to their registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) – while those with...

Notes on 4Q23 Results of Selected Stock-Traded Annuity Insurers

Annuity sales for stock-traded insurers we monitor regularly went fairly well in the fourth quarter, reflecting momentum the industry sustained throughout 2023, but not all was positive: we did see a few instances where profits...