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Provides an initially higher interest rate to attract investors
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1 Bonus annuity 2 Annuity
3 Deferred annuity 4 Sources of annuity payments
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Terms in this set (74)
Annuity A series of periodic payments that continue for a
fixed period or for the lifetime of one or more
individuals
, Annuitant The individual who receives the annuity payments
Primary purpose of annuity Provide lifetime income and protect against the risk
of outliving financial resources (longevity risk)
Excessive longevity risk The risk of living longer than expected and
exhausting financial assets
Sources of annuity payments Premium payments, interest earnings, and
unliquidated principal from annuitants who die
early
Mortality tables (annuities) Special tables used because annuitants tend to be
healthier and live longer than average individuals
Immediate annuity Provides guaranteed periodic payments beginning
one payment interval after purchase
Single-premium immediate annuity Purchased with a lump sum and begins payments
shortly after
Accumulation period Time before retirement when premiums are
invested and grow with interest
Guaranteed interest rate Minimum rate credited to a fixed annuity
Current interest rate Market-based rate credited temporarily to an
annuity
Bonus annuity Provides an initially higher interest rate to attract
investors
Liquidation (annuitization) period Phase when annuity funds are paid out as income
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Provides an initially higher interest rate to attract investors
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1 Bonus annuity 2 Annuity
3 Deferred annuity 4 Sources of annuity payments
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Terms in this set (74)
Annuity A series of periodic payments that continue for a
fixed period or for the lifetime of one or more
individuals
, Annuitant The individual who receives the annuity payments
Primary purpose of annuity Provide lifetime income and protect against the risk
of outliving financial resources (longevity risk)
Excessive longevity risk The risk of living longer than expected and
exhausting financial assets
Sources of annuity payments Premium payments, interest earnings, and
unliquidated principal from annuitants who die
early
Mortality tables (annuities) Special tables used because annuitants tend to be
healthier and live longer than average individuals
Immediate annuity Provides guaranteed periodic payments beginning
one payment interval after purchase
Single-premium immediate annuity Purchased with a lump sum and begins payments
shortly after
Accumulation period Time before retirement when premiums are
invested and grow with interest
Guaranteed interest rate Minimum rate credited to a fixed annuity
Current interest rate Market-based rate credited temporarily to an
annuity
Bonus annuity Provides an initially higher interest rate to attract
investors
Liquidation (annuitization) period Phase when annuity funds are paid out as income
