LIMRA: Strong 1H Propels 2011 Annuities to $240B

Total annuity sales increased eight percent in 2011, compared to 2010, to reach $240.3 billion, according to LIMRA's fourth quarter 2011 U.S. Individual Annuities Sales survey, which represents data from 94 percent of the market...

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