The best way to compare a fixed annuity rate is to get on the Internet and visit one of the many brokerage style sites that have collected information about the various deals that are available from different life insurance companies. Simply type 'compare fixed annuity rate' in a popular search engine such as MSN or Google and hundreds of online comparison charts and product comparison sheets will turn up in the search engine result pages.

Some insurance company sites also just have a page titled compare fixed annuity rate. Within these pages is where you can find exactly the type of insurance that you are looking for.

Another great thing about these insurance companies is that they are usually very insurance friendly when it comes to online customer support. If they don't actually provide an online chat forum then many of them offer to answer your questions directly by email. Also unlike most web sites that are run by big faceless banking corporations you can find the telephone number of a live person to speak to as an insurance company can hardly wait to have you deal with one of their customer representatives in person.

Surprising the insurance companies are very user friendly as well as quite friendly to their competition. One trend lately among insurance companies who offer a page titled something like 'compare fixed annuity rate' is to include the names and amounts offered by their competitors even if they are a better deal then what is offered! Supposedly this willingness to pass the hat to their competitors is based on the idea if that you think that they are honest enough to do that then the insurance company will be completely honest in all of their dealings with you. However it is not necessarily the best idea to fall for this when comparing fixed insurance rates - always go for the deal that is best for you.