Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.
Prudential has called for women over the age of 55 to check whether they will receive the full State Pension.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs to "beef up" its advice to consumers about alternative to traditional annuities, according to Prudential.
Joint life annuities still have a role to play if we consider "individual circumstances" according to pension experts.
Tidjane Thiam has been named as the next chairman of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
PruProtect will be offering 30% free life cover free for new Serious Illness Cover plan policyholders and has re-priced its income protection product.
Pension providers are split on whether bosses or insurers have responsibility for holding employee contributions during auto-enrolment opt-out periods.