2007 Annuity Company Rankings

With the sheer number of annuity carriers in the business, it can be difficult to find the right one.

Now you can do just that. This year, we partnered with NAFA to bring agents our 2007 Annuity Company Rankings. We asked agents to rate the carriers they are contracted with in 10 categories, from call center and telephone support to training and educational opportunities. Then, we compiled the top five carriers in each category.

Each company's rankings reflect selections by only those respondents who said they were contracted with the company. For example, if 100 people said they were contracted with AEGON USA and 50 chose AEGON as the top carrier in sales and marketing material, the results would show that 50 percent of those who are contracted with AEGON believe that company has the best sales and marketing material out of all the companies they are contracted with.

Licensed annuity agents nationwide were emailed an invitation to rank the top annuity companies (based on premium volume). More than 500 responded, and results reflect those who indicated that the company met their needs "very well" as well as those who have sold at least one annuity in the past 12 months.