Longevity Risk, SPIAs And What Retirees Should Know (Life & Health - Fixed Annuities) -  While longevity risk has started to get a lot more attention as an abstract notion, the sales of single premium immediate annuities, which are meant to protect against this risk, remain quite modest.

Annuity Sales Increase (National Underwriter - Fixed Annuities) - Reports released by the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) found that the sales of both fixed and variable annuities continued to recover in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Insurers to be responsible for fixed-annuity suitability (Investment News)