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Category Archives: Open market option

Jun
28
2008
Do annuities provide value for money?

Annuities offer the benefits people want from a retirement income: “simplicity”, “security”, “a guaranteed income level” and “little or no risk”. Yet there remains some opposition to buying an annuity. People argue that annuities are poor value for money or …

Jun
28
2008
Government and the pension annuity market

The Government is committed to encouraging and supporting people to make pension savings to buy a pension annuity. Generous tax reliefs are given on pension contributions and investment returns. In exchange, pension savings must ultimately be used to provide a …

Jun
27
2008
The annuities market investigated

With the annuities market now growing year on year, and with pensions being more important than ever, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is investigating the annuity market place and the insurance companies involved. Concerns are that insurers are not doing …

Jun
27
2008
The cost of the wrong pension annuity

Getting the right annuity is crucial, because there is an awful lot to be lost by taking the wrong pension annuity at retirement. Failing to shop around and exercise the Open Market Option to purchase an enhanced annuity with the …

Jun
26
2008
Annuities: market developments (with details)

The UK annuities market has tripled in size in the last 15 years. It is the largest market in the world with nearly 300,000 new annuity contracts written in 2005 and premiums totalling around £8 billion. It is at the forefront …

Jun
25
2008
A promise to pension annuity planners

Good news for those pension annuity planners who end up taking their annuity from LV=. They have made a promise…to pay all pension annuity planners their tax-free cash within five working days of receiving all funds and/or documentation or pay …

Jun
25
2008
Pension annuities to depend on new criteria

It would appear that pension annuities will start to be provided on much more of an individual basis…like underwriting life insurance. This should lead to more competitive annuity quotes and be better for the retiree. As an example, Norwich Union is …

Jun
24
2008
How your pension annuity purchase works

Should you choose to transact your pension annuity via this website we’ll ensure a smooth transfer of your pension fund to the new annuity provider. Once we have searched the market for you, we will send you a report detailing …

Jun
23
2008
Why use this pension annuity service over others

Why choose us to handle your all important search for the best pension annuity quote? Because we offer a first class service. The service offered by this website is provided by Bank of Scotland Annuity Service and is backed by the …

Jun
21
2008
Types of annuities

Here we highlight your choice of annuities: First, you have single-level annuities. These are the simplest type of annuity. They pay out exactly the same amount to an individual (the “annuitant”) every month until the annuitant dies. Guaranteed annuities pay out …

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