Just Retirement's Lowe joins PICA board

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Enhanced annuity provider Just Retirement has joined the board of the Pensions Income Choice Association (PICA).

Just Retirement director Stephen Lowe will sit on the management board of PICA, which campaigns to raise awareness of the open market option (OMO) and lobby government to make OMO the default at retirement. MGM Advantage, Bluefin Group, Partnership, Fidelity, Living Time, Hargreaves Lansdown and LV= are already represented on the board. Lowe, pictured, says: "We are committed to ensuring all customers get the opportunity to shop around to help improve their chances of selecting the best retirement income solution to meet their needs." Tom McPhail, chairman of PICA and head of pensi...

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