Why choose us?

We're a leading financial services company and a long-standing pension annuity provider, offering both standard and enhanced products. But why else should you choose us?

We are proud:

• To be listed on the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) and to be ranked among the top 100 UK companies (FTSE 100).
• That more than 730,000 pension customers have placed their trust in us to pay them a regular income. In the last 12 months we have paid our customers over £1.3 billion in pension income.
• To be annuity specialists. As well as our standard rate products, we offer 'enhanced' annuities to customers with one or more lifestyle health risks or medical conditions.
• To offer both standard and enhanced annuities from as little as £1,000 (after any cash lump sum has been taken).
• To be innovators in the annuity market having championed the practice of postcode pricing, whereby customers providing us with their postcode could receive a higher income.
• To say that we are focused on putting customers at the heart of our business and delivering what matters to you.
• As at 31 December 2012, to have surplus capital (after interim dividend) of over £4.1 billion more than minimum level required to help ensure financial stability and strong cash flow.
• That responses from our employees to an independent survey saw us ranked amongst the Sunday Times '25 Best Big Companies to Work For' in 2012.