Athene BCA 2.0 Honored for Best FIA at 2022 SRP Americas Conference
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Athene BCA 2.0 Honored for Best FIA at 2022 SRP Americas Conference

Industry-leading Indices in Athene® BCA® 2.0 Result in Best FIA Award SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2022 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Annexus, a leading retirement product design company, announced that Athene BCA 2.0, one of its flagship fixed indexed annuities, won the “FIA of the Year” award at the 2022 SRP Americas Conference in Chicago, September 15….

Annexus and Integrity Join Forces to Transform Annuity and Life Insurance Product Design and Distribution
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Annexus and Integrity Join Forces to Transform Annuity and Life Insurance Product Design and Distribution

Historic partnership between innovative market leaders will empower agents and advisors to deliver expanded holistic life, health and wealth solutions to American consumers DALLAS – JULY 27, 2022 – Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced it has…

New death benefit features added to Nationwide Defined Protection® RILA

New death benefit features added to Nationwide Defined Protection<sup>®</sup> RILA

New automatic features enhance the legacy planning process for clients at no additional cost Columbus, OH—June 7, 2022— Nationwide announced today the launch of enhanced legacy features to the Nationwide Defined Protection® Annuity (DPA), a registered index-linked annuity (RILA). The two new death benefit features, which are available at no extra cost, are uniquely positioned…

North American® and Annexus Launch North American Secure HorizonSM Fixed Index Annuity (FIA) Suite
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North American<sup>®</sup> and Annexus Launch North American Secure Horizon<sup>SM</sup> Fixed Index Annuity (FIA) Suite

Innovative FIA suite features indices from BlackRock, Loomis, Sayles & Co., and S&P SCOTTSDALE, AZ, October 26, 2021 — North American Company for Life and Health Insurance® (North American), a member company of Sammons Financial Group and one of the largest issuers of fixed index annuities (FIAs) in the U.S., has joined forces with Annexus,…

Annexus and PlanGap Partner To Offer Timely Protection For Social Security
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Annexus and PlanGap Partner To Offer Timely Protection For Social Security

New solution will provide income benefit to Americans to help offset a reduction in their Social Security benefits SCOTTSDALE, AZ, September 21, 2021 — Annexus, the leading independent product design and distribution company of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) and indexed universal life insurance policies, and PlanGap, a financial product innovation company pioneering Social Security protection,…

Athene and Annexus Announce Expanded Index Lineup

Athene and Annexus Announce Expanded Index Lineup

The BCA® suite of FIAs offers enhanced growth opportunities with Robert Shiller’s next-generation CAPE index and a new Citi index featuring a unique forecasting analysis methodology WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Athene USA (“Athene”), a leading provider of retirement savings products, and Annexus, the leading independent designer of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs), today announced enhancements…

Forecasting Equity Returns using the CAPE Ratio | Q2 2021

IntroductionWe update our long-term 10-year forecast for the first quarter of 2021, and in this report, we present our 10-year forecasts for equity benchmarks in the United States, Europe and Japan. The Cyclically Adjusted Price Earnings (CAPE) Ratio is a long-term market valuation metric that averages 10 years of inflation-adjusted earnings. This allows a long-term…

Nationwide Announces Launch of Nationwide New Heights® Select Fixed Indexed Annuity
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Nationwide Announces Launch of Nationwide New Heights<sup>®</sup> Select Fixed Indexed Annuity

Enhancements to top-selling FIA include two new indices, greater diversification, highly competitive accumulation opportunities and higher guaranteed income Columbus, OH—March 8, 2021—Nationwide, one of the strongest, diversified, Fortune 100 insurance and financial services companies, has joined with product development partner Annexus, the premier independent designer of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs), to announce the launch of…

Nationwide Announces Launch of New Nationwide Defined Protection Annuity Registered Index-Linked Annuity
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Nationwide Announces Launch of New Nationwide Defined Protection Annuity Registered Index-Linked Annuity

Key differentiators include floor structure to limit losses, three defined protection levels and enhanced growth opportunities for investors facing volatile market COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nationwide, one of the strongest, diversified, Fortune 100 insurance and financial services companies, joins with product development partner Annexus, the premier independent designer of indexed retirement solutions, to announce the launch…