No one can predict the future, but you can help your clients plan for it.
Modern day retirement is changing. Instead of the traditional ‘once and done’ approach, flexible and tailored retirement plans can help meet the many different needs of those retiring today.
Giving the security of a regular guaranteed income and the peace of mind that clients don’t need to worry about investment performance and the impact this could have on their pension savings, a Fixed Term Annuity can provide clients with an alternative to flexi-access drawdown.
With our Fixed Term Retirement plan, clients who have chosen a guaranteed minimum payment period for the full term can take up to three withdrawals from their maturity value. This could help with an unexpected life event, for example emergency house repairs or medical expenses.
What is a fixed term annuity (FTA)?
Our two fixed term annuity (FTA) plans, Fixed Term Retirement Plan and Cash-Out Retirement Plan, can provide a guaranteed income for a chosen period of time offering some security, control and a flexible approach to retirement planning for you and your clients.
Fixed Term Annuities can be considered as an alternative to flexi-access drawdown.
Reasons to recommend
Key documents
Fixed Term Retirement Plan
Cash-Out Retirement Plan
Product details
For full details, see key documents for the Policy Summary and Policy Terms & Conditions
Fixed Term Retirement Plan | Cash-Out Retirement Plan | |
|---|---|---|
Age | 55+ | 55+ |
Term | 3 to 40 years | 3 to 40 years |
Minimum investment | £10,000 | £10,000 |
Regular income | (can choose to not take regular income) | |
Maximum investment | ||
Spouse/Dependant benefit | ||
Option to choose an increasing income in line with Retail Prices Index (RPI)1 | ||
Maturity value | ||
Option to select spouse/dependant benefit FTA | ||
Payment frequency options FTA | Monthly, quarterly, half yearly and yearly | Monthly, quarterly, half yearly and yearly |
Option to purchase using death benefit proceeds (beneficiary drawdown) |
1RPI is the index of the average change in the prices of goods and services in the UK. Your client can choose to have the increase capped at 5%, referred to as the Limited Price Index (LPI). If they choose an income that increases over time, the income we’ll pay them to begin with will be lower than if they'd chosen a level income.
For our Fixed Term Retirement Plan
Once the term of your client's plan comes to an end and we've paid your client the maturity value, set at outset, your client will receive no more income from us.
The plan does not pay income for life. If your client uses the maturity value to provide them with further income, the value may not be enough to provide the same level of income that they were receiving during the plan term.
For our Cash-Out Retirement Plan
Once the term of your client's plan comes to an end, your client will receive no more income from us. There is no maturity value and there will be no other payments made. The plan does not pay income for life.
Frequently asked questions
An FTRP provides your client with an Income and a Guaranteed Maturity Value at the end of their chosen plan, whereas the CORP provides just an income that exhausts the pension pot.
Both plans come with an option to include a Guaranteed Minimum Payment Period, or can include a Spouses/Dependent Benefit.
We can only accept a partial transfer into these products if the funds are coming from an uncrystallised pension. If the funds are coming from a crystallised pension then we would only be able to accept the full pension pot and this couldn’t be combined with any other plan. You would need to have an individual quote per crystallised pot.
We only accept funds from a UK Registered Pension Scheme. We can also accept funds from a dependant or beneficiary death benefits (inherited pensions, beneficiary drawdown) and benefits coming from pre-retirement divorce settlement (Non-Disqualifying Pension Credit).
These products are written under Flexi Access Drawdown Rules.
If your client chooses a guaranteed minimum payment period for the full term of the plan, they will have the following flexibility:
| Fixed Term Retirement Plan | Cash-Out Retirement Plan | |
| Make cash withdrawals1 | Included | Not Included |
| Cash in or transfer the whole of the plan2 | Included | Included |
1Your client has the option to take up to three withdrawals from the maturity value. This can be done at any time during the term of the plan, and is subject to a minimum withdrawal of £5,000 each time. We will deduct our administration and dealing costs and means the maturity value will be recalculated. Withdrawals are only available if they choose a guaranteed minimum payment period for the full term.
2Available at any time during the term of your client's plan. We’ll calculate this by giving a value to the future income payments and/or maturity due to them and deduct our administration and dealing costs. This will be affected by the underlying assets and interest rates at the time, which will go up and down.
Case studies
Oliver and Wendy case study
Bridging the income gap with a Fixed Term Retirement Plan.
Dipesh and Sonal's case study
Peace of mind by paying off the mortgage with a Cash-Out Retirement Plan.
Tools and apply
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