Total sales by independent agents and broker-dealers grew 29% last year.
Advisors on Orion's platform will have access to DPL's commission-free annuity marketplace.
Annuit sales reached a record high of $385 billion last year.
Small firms with 10 or more workers would be required to auto-enroll employees in a plan.
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Advisors were also once reluctant to adopt managed accounts, too. But they got over it.
Strong economic conditions coupled with growing demand for protected investment growth pushed sales to $385B in 2023.
The agency's exams also brought to light issues with cryptocurrency.
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Insurance and independent brokerage industries will be hardest hit, Fred Reish says.
AnnuityFix helps advisors become independent from the broker-dealers that control their clients' annuities.
The equity market has helped stimulate annuity sales, according to LIMRA.
The Prudential MyRock Advisor variable annuity carries a 0.40% fee on investments less than $1 million.
The firm believes that investors want annuities to build retirement savings while addressing market volatility.
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There may be a shift in consumer demand to variable annuities with lower rates, the research organization says.
Over the past decade, Athene has grown into the firm's biggest profit driver and the largest annuities provider in the U.S.
Interest rates have risen to a point where annuity swapping needs to be carefully considered by advisors.
Fixed-rate deferred annuities now make up 44% of the annuity market, according to LIMRA.
CFRA Research says annuities have winds at their back from the SECURE Act and interest rates.