Suggested Results
LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute: First Half 2017 Annuity Sales Reach Lowest Level in 16 Years
WINDSOR, Conn., August 23, 2017 – In the first half of the year, total annuity sales decreased 10 percent to $105.8 billion compared with the first six months of 2016, according to LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute’s Second Quarter 2017 U.S. Retail Annuity Sales Survey.
Second Quarter Annuity Sales Rebound From Prior Quarter, Remain Below 2012 Levels
Quarterly Indexed Annuities Hit Record-High $9 Billion.
Individual Annuity Sales Improve in first quarter of 2008
WINDSOR, Conn., June 2, 2008 — For the first quarter of 2008, U.S. individual annuity sales rose nine percent over the first quarter of 2007 reaching $63.4 billion, according to LIMRA.
Record Sales in Fixed Annuities Offset Variable Declines to Result in Three Percent Growth in 2008
WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 24, 2009 – While sales of variable annuities slumped, fixed annuity sales soared 79 percent in the fourth quarter to end 2008 at a record-setting single year figure of $109.4 billion which kept overall annuity sales growth in positive territory, according to LIMRA's U.S. Individual Annuities Fourth Quarter 2008 Sales Report.
Individual Fixed Annuities Experience Resurgence As Variable Annuities Continue to Fall
WINDSOR, Conn., Dec. 1, 2008 – Despite the decline of variable annuity (VA) sales, overall sales of individual annuities continue at a record setting pace in 2008, reaching $197.1 billion through the first three quarters, according to LIMRA’s U.S. Individual Annuities Third Quarter 2008 Sales Report.
LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute: Total U.S. Annuity Sales Hit 15-Year Low in Third Quarter 2017
Total U.S. annuity sales were $46.8 billion in the third quarter, down 13 percent from prior year, according to LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute’s Third Quarter 2017 U.S. Retail Annuity Sales Survey.
With fixed-rate annuities, it’s all about the relationship
A recent LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute research briefing finds that banks and career agents manage the client relationships for nearly two-thirds of fixed-rate annuity assets.
LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute: First Quarter 2017 Annuity Sales Decline
WINDSOR, Conn., May 18, 2017 – U.S. annuity sales were $52.0 billion, a slight uptick from fourth quarter, but a 12 percent decline from the first quarter 2016, according to LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute’s First Quarter 2017 U.S. Retail Annuity Sales Survey.
LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute: Total Annuity Sales Have Best Quarter in Nearly 10 Years
WINDSOR, Conn., March 21, 2019 – In 2018, total annuity sales increased 15 percent to $233.7 billion, compared with 2017 results, according to LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute’s Fourth Quarter 2018 U.S. Retail Annuity Sales Survey.
Individual Annuity Sales Grow in Second Quarter of 2008
WINDSOR, Conn., Sept. 3, 2008 — U.S. individual annuity sales improved four percent to reach $68.4 billion in the second quarter of 2008, according to LIMRA. Sales for the first half of 2008 were up seven percent over first half of 2007, reaching $131.9 billion.