Fixed annuity premiums survey: SPDAs and FPRAs in general and separate accounts

Article Abstract:

The instability of variable interest rate investments in 1994 caused sales of single and flexible premium fixed annuities to grow. Direct premiums and fund deposits went up 9.7% from 1993 to 1994. A survey by the A.M. Best Co shows the qualified and nonqualified fixed annuities of the top 150 companies. They are divided into those reported in the general account and those in separate accounts. The companies are ranked by the total direct premiums in both categories and listed by rank.

Insurance, Insurance Carriers and Related Activities, INSURANCE CARRIERS, Statistics

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Five-year history of flexible premium retirement annuities

Article Abstract:

Fixed annuities agents have good news and bad news in 1st qtr 1995. The good news is that interest rates are increasing at this time after decreasing between Feb 1989 and Sep 1994. Variable annuity fund rates have also fluctuated throughout 1994 making fixed annuity funds attractive to investors again. The bad news for the insurance industry is that banks, based upon a US Supreme Court decision, may now sell annuities.

Marketing

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A five-year history of SPDAs

Article Abstract:

The five-year performance of 97 single-premium deferred annuities (SPDA) are listed. Interest renewal rates and accumulation and surrender values are based on the purchase of a $10,000 SPDA policy on Jan 1, 1987, by a 45-year-old male. Insurers who entered the SPDA market after Jan 1, 1987, will be listed in subsequent studies.

Prices and rates, Life insurance industry, Single-premium life insurance, Single premium life insurance

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