Description: From session 55PD of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists discuss current topics related to annuities. These topics include Equity Indexed Annuities, persistency, illustrations and product development. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: This session at the SOA 2004 Annual Meeting covers payout annuity issues including an overview of product designs, the current market, and underwriting or substandard annuities.

Description: Discussion of recent growth in fixed annuity sales and sales experience for small companies.

Description: In session 81PD of the Montreal Spring Meeting panelists discuss the results of the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association LIMRA/SOA 1992-94 Annuity Persistency study. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 2.

Description: This article provides a contemporary perspective of direct-to-consumer, defines what it is, and offers several considerations for D2C strategies.

Description: This report is jointly sponsored by LIMRA International and the Society of Actuaries in collaboration with Ernst & Young. It describes Substandard Annuities and discusses the market opportunity for them, underwriting, the associated risk management issues, and the issues companies need to address when competing in the substandard annuity market. It discusses the single premium immediate annuity, SPIA, in relation to substandard annuities and the differences between the products.