Retirees urged to look at enhanced annuity status

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Up to 65% of retirees could be missing out on bigger annuity payouts because they don't know their medical conditions qualify them for an enhanced annuity, statistics suggest.

Research from annuity specialist Just Retirement showed between 55% and 65% of people may have conditions that qualify them for an enhanced or impaired life annuity. The shortfall in people qual...

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