Retirees flock to buy annuities as sales hit highest level since 2014
The pension freedoms, which came into force from 2015, gave over-55s a range of options over how to use their defined contribution (DC) pension pot.
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The pension freedoms, which came into force from 2015, gave over-55s a range of options over how to use their defined contribution (DC) pension pot.
Sales of retirement annuities reached a post-pension freedoms high last year, according to the Association of British Insurers
Sales of annuities in 2023 hit their highest levels since the introduction of pension freedoms in 2014, research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has found.
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The central purpose of DB pension schemes to pay the benefits promised to members should not be undermined, the Association of British Insurers said.