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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

Pensioners looking for retirement annuity ‘could see rates boosted’

The total value of premiums paid into individual pension annuities grew by 4% annually to reach £7.4 billion in 2025, the Association of British Insurers said previously (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Unrest in the financial markets could provide a silver lining for pension savers, with the potential for annuity rates to rise in the weeks ahead, according to a financial information website.

Annuities allow people to convert pension savings into a guaranteed fixed income when they retire, giving people certainty over the amount of money they will have to live on.

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