Warning OMO failure costs pensioners £124m extra per year

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Failure to shop around for an annuity is costing pensioners £124m per year, Key Retirement Solutions claims.

KRS said customers using its annuity brokerage service receive on average 21% more than the quote given to them by their pension provider. This equates to £248 per year extra per pensioner, the adv...

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