Annuities

Vince Smith-Hughes talks to Helen Morrissey about how the annuity market is evolving and discusses how the market for asset backed annuities will grow

Following an extraordinarily busy year Aviva's David Barral in conversation with Paul Robertson indicates there will be no let up yet

Helen Morrissey looks at the formation of the Pensions Income Choice Association and asks how it aims to increase peoples' awareness of their retirement income options

Enhanced annuities pay out an average 22% more than standard annuities in annual retirement income, research suggests.

In the first of our new series of comment pieces, Helen Morrissey and David Stevenson give their views on annuitisation.

Jules Charrington writes about how providers are now taking a more personalised approach to annuity underwriting

The Hartford's dramatic withdrawal from the UK market has cast doubts over the place of third-way annuities in the British retirement market.

The Origo Options initiative, backed by a number of providers, has cut annuity transfer times at retirement by around two thirds.

The delays experienced when converting pensions into retirement income has long been an issue for annuity providers. However, improvements are now being made thanks to a more coordinated approach from pro- viders says Helen Morrissey

Steve Hunt goes through the different options available to clients at retirement