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Long-term Care and the COVID-19 Crisis

The AssetShield fixed index annuity, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company’s headlining accumulation product, is about to get a facelift. According to a recent press release, the leading underwriter of fixed index annuities plans to offer more multi-asset index options as well as an option …

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Allianz Reports Boom in Buffered Annuity Sales

Further evidence of the recent boom in buffered variable annuity sales has surfaced in the form of third quarter numbers released by Allianz. According to a recent InsuranceNewsNet article, the financial services company claims that sales of these annuity products increased by an impressive 62% …

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Hybrid Annuities Continue to Gain Momentum

The hybrid annuity market has been on fire recently, and experts agree that it’s only going to get hotter. Eric Steigerwalt, president and CEO of Brighthouse Financial, is a big believer of the products and an even bigger seller of them. Steigerwalt claims that the …

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Criticism of Buffer Annuities: Is it Justified?

Have you heard of “buffer annuities?” They’re described as sort of a cross between variable and indexed annuities. Through exposure to structured products like options contracts, they boast a protection to the downside in exchange for a cap to the upside. Several industry players have …

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