Index Annuities - Activity Levels in the

Index Annuities - Activity Levels in the

AXA - Strong Activity Levels in the First Nine Months of 2005
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Nov 8, 2005 On a comparable basis(3), the US growth in Life and Variable Annuity businesses was partly offset by our cautious stance on Fixed Annuity.

Genworth Financial Reports Third Quarter 2005 Earnings
Yahoo! News (press release) - Oct 25, 2005 Spread-based retail sales in the current quarter declined 33 percent associated primarily with a drop in fixed annuity sales as a flattening yield curve made

Finance lessons should accompany retirement
USA Today - 6 hours ago Charles Abbott, 73, of Cincinnati, manages a portfolio of individual stocks, stock mutual funds and fixed-income investments. Buy an immediate annuity.

Nationwide Financial Reports Third Quarter Results
Finanzen.net, Germany - Nov 2, 2005 Individual fixed annuity sales of $31.5 million decreased 90 percent compared to a year ago, and 53 percent compared to the second quarter of 2005.

Annuity Buyers Find Timing is Right on Fixed Annuities Treasury
PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 3, 2005 November 3, 2005 -- For the first time since March 2005, the 10 year Treasury bond rate is over 4.5%, and as a leading indicator for fixed annuity rates, is