Zurich teams up with L&G for annuity offering

clock

Zurich Life UK will offer Legal & General (L&G) annuity products alongside its own in bid to improve its at retirement offering.

The L&G link-up replaces a previous agreement with Prudential, offering better rates and a broader choice including postcode and enhanced annuities, says Zurich. The life company is also revamping its wake-up packs to highlight to customers the importance of financial advice and the Open Market Option (OMO). "For most of our pension customers we recognise getting independent financial advice will usually be the best option, helping them with exercising their OMO, yet in our experience some of our customers choose not to use this option," says Dave Lowe, Zurich UK Life pension manageme...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Adviser for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, industry insights and market intelligence
  • Stay ahead of the curve with spotlights on emerging trends and technologies
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletters
  • Make smart business decisions with the latest developments in regulation, investing retirement and protection
  • Members-only access to the editor’s weekly Friday commentary
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes

Join

 

Already a Professional Adviser member?

Login

More on uncategorised

Building Society-owned Newcastle Financial Advisers acquires Openwork firm

First of a number of acquisitions

Hannah Godfrey
clock 09 December 2019 • 1 min read

Bond managers fear hedges being undermined as liquidity dries up

The recent sell off in the bond market and growing liquidity issues have forced bond investors to use similar hedging techniques, undermining their effectiveness and causing concerns about how much downside protection funds really have.

Anna Fedorova
clock 03 July 2013 •

Police launch investigation into mortgage middleman fined £1m

West Midlands Police have launched a fraud investigation into a Birmingham financier over his role in sale and rent back agreements.

clock 25 June 2013 •