Category Archives: Annuity rates
28
2012
Low pension annuity rates and a bleak outlook for future increases in rates means that retirees should delay their annuity purchase for as long as possible, a financial adviser is suggesting. Independent financial adviser (IFA) firm Almary Green said that …
27
2012
A conventional, or standard, annuity is the most commonly bought annuity, and applies if you’re fit and healthy and if you have a steady lifestyle. However, annuity rates can vary by up to 20% between different annuity providers, and getting …
26
2012
A recent report has highlighted the critical role that enhanced annuity rates can play for those people who have to retire early. Enhanced annuity rates specialist, Partnership, has welcomed a report published on the 25th April by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) into …
25
2012
Perhaps we’ve found the lowest postcode annuity rates. I’ve just been reading that retired men residing in Hinton St George, Somerset can expect to live four years longer than those residing in Bootle, Merseyside, which recently ranked bottom in a survey of …
23
2012
Hopefully, annuity rates will improve somewhat during 2012. However, whilst that would be a good thing to happen, I can’t see annuity rates recovering in the short term. There are simply too many factors working against them. And that means that …
23
2012
Why do annuity rates vary quite so much? Annuity rates are based on various different factors – your age, your gender, your health, your lifestyle, not to mention the size of your pension fund – and they do vary greatly between …
22
2012
Best annuity rates or worst annuity rates? That is the question. You need to ensure you get the best annuity rates when you retire, and you need to make sure that you don’t get the worst annuity rates. How do …
20
2012
Postcode annuity rates can lead to you getting the best pension annuity rates, or not, depending on your address. Annuity rates are now being worked out differently by several major UK insurance companies (the’re the annuity providers) in that they now take your …
16
2012
Your annuity rates vary depending on your particular circumstances. You could receive annuity rates up to 40% higher if you suffer from certain medical or lifestyle conditions, and these rates could be even higher if you’re seriously ill. Importantly, there can be a …
16
2012
Pension savers have at last got something to cheer about with annuity rates. Yes, there’s been a slight rise in annuity rates, which means a slight rise in retirement income, and that’s got to be good news. However, it is …


