Resources

The following is a list of web site resources that are helpful to annuity purchasers, salespeople, insurance company home office personnel, and others. Each of these resources provides different types of information. See below each link for a description of the site, as well as a list of the targeted audience demographic.

• WWW.AMBEST.COM
  This website provides ratings, which evaluate insurance companies’ financial strength, as issued by A.M. Best.
  (TARGET: For use by annuity purchasers, salespeople, and home office personnel)
  
  
• WWW.BANKRATE.COM
  This website provides certificate of deposit (CD) rates on a nationwide basis, or by zip code.
  (TARGET: For use by annuity purchasers, salespeople, and home office personnel)
  
  
• WWW.GOFIGURENOW.COM
  This website contains a tool built by actuaries, which compares how Indexed Annuities would have performed historically, based on your inputs.
  (TARGET: For use by salespeople and home office personnel)
  
  
• WWW.INDEXANNUITY.ORG
  An informational website on Indexed Annuities, run by Jack Marrion; it provides articles on crediting method returns, buyer behavior, and market commentary.
  (TARGET: For use by salespeople and home office personnel)
  
  
• WWW.NAIC.ORG
  Stay current with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and view a map which links to all of the United States Insurance Department web sites.
  (TARGET: For use by annuity purchasers, salespeople, and home office personnel)
  
  
• FINRA BROKERCHECK
  Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's broker check system site; it checks the background of an agent who sells securities products, such as stocks or Variable Annuities.
  (TARGET: For use by annuity purchasers, salespeople, and home office personnel)
  
  
• WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM
  This website provides ratings, which evaluate insurance companies’ financial strength, as issued by Standard and Poors.
  (TARGET: For use by annuity purchasers, salespeople, and home office personnel)
  
  
• WWW.INDEXEDANNUITYNERD.COM
  This website contains relevant Indexed Annuity news from industry newspapers, magazines, and website resources. It also houses every article Sheryl J. Moore has written, in addition to third-party positive press on Indexed Annuities. Most notably this site contains negative/inaccurate media on Indexed Annuities and Sheryl J. Moore’s corrections to the article’s authors and editors.
  (TARGET: For use by annuity purchasers, salespeople, home office personnel, and reporters)