A cash refund annuity ensures that any remaining sum paid in premiums is returned to a beneficiary if the annuitant dies before breaking even.

Annuity purchases are on the rise as retirees shelter themselves from rising bills and inheritance tax changes ...

Not all financial products are created — or regulated — equally. Stocks and mutual funds fall under federal securities laws, while savings accounts benefit from FDIC protection. But annuities? They’re ...

State insurance regulators advanced 2025 life insurance and annuity priorities Monday with additions to reflect new efforts in reinsurance and annuity illustrations. The Life Actuarial Task Force 2025 ...

Issues around financial security are deeply personal, especially when life shifts unexpectedly around you. For me, that moment came when my company relocated me from Hong Kong to New York City. My ...

An annuity is a financial product designed to provide a steady income stream during retirement. It is a contract between you and an insurance company, where you make a lump-sum payment or a series of ...

Annuities have become an increasingly popular retirement tool, with total annuity sales hitting $119.2 billion in the second quarter of 2025, an uptick of about 8% compared to Q2 2024, according to ...

Traditional pension funds could vanish within a decade amid soaring inflation, but switching to annuities offers retirees a secure lifeline, a top insurance ...

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 ...