Index Annuities - break into bulk annuities

Index Annuities - break into bulk annuities

Aviva prepares to break into bulk annuities
Times Online, UK - Jan 26, 2006 AVIVA, Britain�s biggest insurer, will weigh into the �320 billion bulk annuities market within months, breaking the stranglehold of its two biggest rivals

CIGNA Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results
MSN Money - 2 hours ago substantially reduce equity market risks for reinsurance contracts that guarantee minimum death benefits under certain variable annuities (including possible

Learn facts before buying equity-indexed annuities
Bradenton Herald,  United States - Jan 29, 2006 investors - but not a lot of scrutiny. That might be the case with "equity-indexed annuities.". Sales of this insurance product have

Are annuities worth it?
This is Money, UK - Feb 1, 2006 WHY do annuities pay such low rates? According 100,000. Academic studies have shown that annuities do generally give reasonable value for money.

Opinion by Humberto Cruz: Pros and cons of two annuities are
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Jan 31, 2006 (The fee helps pay for guaranteed payout rates if the investor converts the account value to a lifetime income stream, an option all annuities must offer).