Life Insurers Profit as Retirees Fear Outliving Their Saving

by Rupert W Bradson » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:26 am

April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of so-called immediate annuities are climbing as retirees are drawn to lifetime payments guaranteed by U.S. insurance companies.

Immediate annuities pay a periodic fixed amount of money for life in exchange for a lump-sum payment. New York Life Insurance Co., the largest policyholder-owned U.S. life insurer, reported an 80 percent increase in sales of the contracts during the first quarter from a year earlier.

Total Comments: 4

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:16 am Post Subject:

Its certainly a situation that's been worrying many as with the invent of new drugs life expectancies are likely to increase. And, one can't save enough in his life to continuing sustaining after the retirement age. Purchasing an annuity plan seems to be the only solution. Therefore, the sale of annuity options would increase in the time of come as well. The life insurers may be profiting from it but at the same time its keeping you covered which is no small deal.

I personally would prefer staring early and putting my money in the more traditional fixed annuity plans.

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 11:19 pm Post Subject: XLmURBRzly

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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 03:26 am Post Subject: moGjgCWmaFTfmaG

This is a very thoughtful and isntrentieg contribution, Henry. There are two things I would like to add to this:1. One possible option is something like the CREF annuity in the US. This is a pooling vehicle for mortality risk rather than a guaranteed annuity. CREF annuities particularly if there are underlying investments in aggregate mortality securities or swaps may be an attractive non-insured option for the future.2. The Singapore government recently launched an annuity product as part of its CPF fund. This product has four options, with varying degrees of annuity amount and cash. Governments have issued annuities before (the problem is crowding out private markets).

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