Annuities and life insurance provide solutions for different life needs, though each are offered by insurance companies. Annuities provide a stream of income while you or your family are alive, ...

When it comes to insurance products, here’s one piece of advice: The key isn’t what the product is — it’s what the client wants to do with it. We’ve been trained to think each product has one specific ...

There are two pretty entrenched camps on indexed universal life and annuities. And those two camps don’t seem to like each other very much. I wouldn’t classify the conflict on the level of the ...

Most insurers pay out policies in a lump sum, but some companies offer installment payments. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

In the case of an annuity bought in November of 2025, it provides only $95 a year more income than the DIY approach and even ...

Annuities are often marketed as a safe and reliable source of income, especially in retirement. They come with the promise of steady payments — a sort of paycheck replacement designed to offer peace ...

The third quarter marked the sixth time in the last eight quarters where total ceded premiums across lines exceeded $100 ...

The annuities marketplace is banking on continued investment from private equity to keep up with product demand, as US annuity sales increased 8 percent year-over-year to a record $119.2 billion in ...

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