Q1 Annuity Sales Increase Only Slightly From A Year Ago, Report Says
June 3, 2026 by FA Staff
First-quarter annuity sales showed only a slight increase from a year earlyer, sales goind down across the board compared with the last quarter, according to Wink, an insurance industry resource for annuity data.
Total first-quarter sales for all annuities were $99.4 billion, a decrease of 14.3% from the previous quarter and an increase of less than 1% from the same period last year, Wink said in a report released yesterday that was based on data from 142 annuity providers.
Wink’s Moore on the Market: A BIG “thanks!” to Financial Advisor Magazine for the press.
Will sales of structured annuities (RILAs) surpass sales of indexed annuities?
If so, when?
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