While evaluating sales of all deferred annuities , total sales for the second quarter of 2020 were $ 45,910 million . Second quarter deferred annuity sales were down nearly 13 % when compared to the previous quarter .

Variable annuity sales contributed the greatest to that figure , by capturing over a third of the market . Indexed annuities ’ market share was not far behind with 28 % of sales . Multi-year guaranteed annuities captured 27 % of all sales , while structured annuities contributed nearly 28 %. Fixed annuities accounted for the difference .