WEST DES MOINES, Iowa–Athene USA (“Athene”), a leading provider of retirement savings products, and Annexus, a leading independent designer of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs), announced new enhancements to the Athene BCA suite of FIAs. The new BCA 2.0 FIA includes new indices designed by two renowned economists: Yale Professor Robert Shiller and Professor Jeremy Siegel of…
BALTIMORE, March 25, 2019 — Transamerica announced enhancements to its current fixed index annuities and the launch of a new product suite in an alliance with Annexus to expand distribution. The Transamerica Secure Retirement Index® II Annuity is designed to help address Americans’ objectives for consistency and flexibility while providing a source of guaranteed lifetime…
SCOTTSDALE, (Arizona) — Annexus, a leading designer of annuities and insurance-based retirement products, and Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms, announced that funds advised by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (“Blackstone”) have made a strategic investment in Annexus, acquiring a minority stake in the company. Menes Chee, a Blackstone Senior Managing Director, said: “We are…
Best-selling accumulation FIA adds one of the industry’s strongest guaranteed income options COLUMBUS, (Ohio) — Nationwide, a leading insurance and financial services organization, and product development partner Annexus, the premier independent designer of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs), announced a new guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit feature available with the Nationwide New Heights® fixed indexed annuities, the…