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Low Rates of Return May Be 'Devastating' to Annuities
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Nov. 2, 2012
"[I]nsurers that sell the retirement products that can guarantee an income stream ... rely on bonds to invest funds that they may pay out in the future. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yields 1.72 percent, down from as high as 2.38 percent in March, and the Federal Reserve has pledged to keep rates low through at least the middle of 2015 to boost U.S. growth. Sellers may adjust offerings if yields remain low ... Firms are already raising prices for some products[.]"

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