Annuity sales rebounded in the second quarter of 2013, though they remain slightly below 2012 levels.

Research by LIMRA found that total annuity sales were $56.5 billion in the second quarter, or 9 percent higher than in the first quarter. LIMRA's second-quarter 2013 U.S. Individual Annuities Sales survey represents data from 95 percent of the market.

During the first six months of the year, total annuity sales were down 4 percent to $108.2 billion.

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