Allianz applauds Court's comments on “Arbitrary, Capricious” SEC Rule 151A. The largest annuities provider is urging that "the economic crisis proves we must keep fixed index annuities options for consumers."

With the release of administrator 6, software provider aquila has launched the only configurable annuity and payments package in the UK market that can deal with the post A-Day environment.

Today many parents are looking for additional sources of cash to cover the ever-increasing cost of college education, preferably ones that do not require more loans or borrowing against home equity. More and more, they are looking toward selling annuities to help foot the bill.

Many people throughout the world have structured settlements or annuities with the desire of turning these future payments into a lump sum of cash. In other words they wish to sell their future or periodic payments.