Aflac Re Bermuda Ltd has reached an agreement with Japan Post Insurance Co to reinsure a block of whole life annuities through coinsurance. Japan Post Insurance will continue to service and administer ...

Variable annuities are often sold on the promise of one compelling idea: you can participate in market gains without bearing the full risk of market losses. It’s an attractive pitch, especially for ...

If you’re wondering whether annuities are a good investment in 2026, the answer is more favorable than it was just a few years ago, but it still depends on your situation. Annuities are insurance ...

An annuity is a contract with an insurance company. With income annuities, you give them a pool of your money, and they send it back to you as a stream of income. When it comes to annuities helping ...

As Zephyr’s Market Strategist, Ryan Nauman provides thought-provoking analysis and research on market trends across asset classes, sectors, and regions to help empower better asset allocation strategy ...

Daniel Kahneman famously observed, “People are not risk-averse; they are loss-averse.” That insight helps explain why annuities—long viewed as overly conservative or complex—are experiencing a ...

Annuities are back in fashion among retirees amid high inflation and pension reforms. Sales of annuities worth more than £250,000 rose by 31% in 2025, said the Association of British Insurers (ABI), ...

Annuities are often pitched as a way to guarantee income and lower your financial stress in retirement. But Dave Ramsey has been outspoken for years about why he believes most people should steer ...

Annuities offer guaranteed lifetime income but carry high fees and limited liquidity. Cashing out an annuity early can trigger surrender charges up to 10% of contract value. Fixed annuities lose ...

Delaware Life Insurance Company has become the first U.S. insurer to offer a fixed index annuity tied to a BlackRock index blending 74% S&P 500, 25% Bitcoin, and 1% cash. Delaware Life Insurance ...

If you own an annuity — or you’re thinking about buying one — you’re probably wondering how much of it the IRS will tax. The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all. Whether annuities are taxable, and how much ...