A lack of understanding of pensions annuities can lead to uninformed choices that cost thousands, according to Aviva. Retirees need quality financial advice to ensure they buy the annuity that is right for them.
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Uninformed consumers lose thousands on pensions annuities
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Rising bills, dwindling pensions leave many on £40 per week
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Twenty per cent of pensioners will soon be living on a monthly income of less than £750 a month from their pensions. At the same time, monthly bills for housing, gas and electricity, travel and clothing will average £490, leaving just £40 per week for food and other living expenses.
Pensions plummet 70% since 2000
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010A pensions saver who contributed £100 per month to their pension pot over 20 years would have achieved a retirement income of £9,000 per year, if they had retired in 2000. The same pensioner retiring on 20 years’ savings today would have an annual income of just £2,500, a drop of 70% over the decade.
Income drawdown an eye-catching option, as pension age rises
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Planned increases in the state pension age are likely to lead many to use income drawdown in their retirement planning, as they seek out ways to tap into their personal pension before they reach state pension age.
Pensions and pension annuities: information still flawed, says ABI
Monday, December 14th, 2009Providers of pensions and annuities need to improve the quality, clarity and timeliness of the information they provide to consumers who are about to retire, according to The Association of British Insurers (ABI) in a statement.
The ABI has urged pensions providers to make greater efforts to remind savers of their right to ‘shop around’ when purchasing their pensions annuity, and assist them to maximise their retirement income.
How much will you get from your pension annuity? Insurers now check where you live
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Your annuity income in retirement may now be decided by where you live. Four of the nation’s largest insurers are using locational information to predict the probable longevity of customers seeking a pension annuity.
New options for healthcare funding in retirement with immediate needs annuity
Monday, November 30th, 2009Customers who buy an ‘immediate needs annuity’ to fund their nursing home fees can now benefit from money-back guarantees for their family, if they die during the early period of the annuity. An ‘Immediate needs annuity’ is designed to provide the costs of paid-for nursing home care for life, for those already suffering from physical or mental disability, [...]
Regulator criticises information given to company pension holders
Friday, November 6th, 2009Most UK company pension schemes fail to offer adequate advice to retiring savers, the Pensions Regulator has found. In particular, retirees are not always made aware of the need to ‘shop around’ when investing their pension pot, thus creating a risk that they will have substantially less to live on than they could have realised in [...]
Buying a pension annuity? Be sure to shop around
Monday, August 17th, 2009Nearly 40% of people retiring with defined contribution pension schemes are unaware of their right to shop around for a pension annuity, according to new research just published by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Defined contribution pension schemes are those into which an employer pays a regular contribution, fixed as an amount or percentage of [...]
Pension income: The shrinking balloon
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009As people aspire to retire earlier, and yet more healthy lifestyles mean that we are living longer, our retirement needs are undergoing an evolution so radical that some would term it a ‘revolution’.
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