The Guaranteed Lifetime Income Study (GLIS)

The 2020 Guaranteed Lifetime Income Study (GLIS), conducted with CANNEX, captures an important moment for consumer and advisor attitudes on guaranteed lifetime income. With survey fielding completed days just prior to the market’s fall at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the GLIS is an excellent resource for examining eye-opening questions around market trends. Annuity manufacturers and distributors leverage its insights to power more effective sales and marketing initiatives and adjust their strategies to avoid product confusion and increase consumer receptivity to modern GLI solutions.

What’s Inside This Year’s Report?

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  • See discrepancies between consumers and advisors
  • Discover what consumers need from annuity products
  • Review GLI product growth and market trajectory
  • Find visual research and written takeaways on trends

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Additional Resources

Whitepaper: Diverging Attitudes About Lifetime Income in the COVID-19 Era

Greenwald & CANNEX team up for a whitepaper on the 2020 GLIS Mid-Year Update

Top Five Key Findings from the GLIS 2020 Mid-Year Update

A Study Summary of the 2020 Guaranteed Lifetime Income Study (GLIS): Mid-Year Update

GLIS 2020 Top 10 Key Findings

A Study Summary of the Sixth Annual Guaranteed Lifetime Income Study (GLIS)

GLIS 2020 Supplemental Data

Sixth Annual Guaranteed Lifetime Income Study (GLIS)

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