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A Golden Nugget for Annuity Taxation

By Steve Cox (Life Innovators) and Ramona Neal (Living Benefit Review) As an annuity producer, you are likely well-versed in annuity taxation. Even so, there’s a hidden gem in the tax code which is often overlooked that you can add…

Index Pricing Series – Part 3

In Part 1, we went through what an option is, how is an options budget determined by a carrier, and how the options budget translate to the rates offered by a carrier based on the current market price for options.…

Index Pricing [Part 2]: Cap Rates vs Participation Rates

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Fixed Indexed Annuity Pricing – Part 1

If you’re a wholesaler, marketer or agent, have you ever been asked — how exactly do insurance companies come up with the rates on the indexed annuities they offer? The Fed keeps raising interest rates, and they’re slated to raise…