Annuities

Aegon Scottish Equitable has increased the guaranteed rate period from 14 to 21 days on all its annuity quotes.

The financial services industry is full of complex jargon and this is no different in the annuity market. Here's the Retirement Planner guide to the different terms advisers will encounter when advising on annuities

Helen Morrissey talks to Matt Trott takes about innovations in the annuity market

Kim Lerche-Thomsen talks about how he believes the at-retirement market will develop

Annuities are often criticised for being inflexible and poor value for money. Helen Morrissey looks at developments in the market that demonstrate annuities have more to offer

Just Retirement has announced group total sales were £184.7m in Q1 to March 31 2008, up 12.1% on the same period last year.

While annuitisation used to be a one off event today's retirees have a lot more flexibility in how they take their retirement income. Bernard Footitt looks at the options

Standard Life has reinsured £6.7bn of UK immediate annuity liabilities, more than half of its £12bn, to Canada Life International Re.

The advent of guaranteed variable annuities will force real change in the retirement markets says John Quinlivan

Pension providers must improve service to customers taking out annuities, says a Prudential-hosted panel.