Research & Reports

About this time last year, we weighed in on final annuity sales figures from LIMRA from the prior year and will do so again in this commentary, and consider factors that led to immense growth...

Already this year we have devoted a few of our weekly commentaries to developments related to registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) but so much has been going on with those products of late that we need...

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...

Our coverage group of stock-traded insurers performed well in the third quarter we thought. As has been the case this year, fixed annuity carriers fared the best, although we saw some flashes of growth on...

Not long ago, LIMRA released preliminary annuity industry sales numbers for the third quarter, which indicated that we are on pace to set a new annual record; moreover, we think the data revealed some interesting...

We have just finished the first two weeks of the fourth quarter, therefore we think it’s a good time to take a quick look back at the prior quarter, make note of some recent product...

In this report we’ll get caught up with the latest developments in registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) as that side of the market has been a very lively one this year, to say the least…

In this report we’ll share some of our thoughts on final second quarter annuity sales numbers – as LIMRA released them not long ago – and also have some commentary on happenings from the annuity...

At present we are in a reflective mood, given that earnings season for insurance companies has concluded and we are waiting for LIMRA to release final sales numbers for the second quarter. This is not...