Pensioners should be able to switch their annuity contract in a similar way to switching mortgages, Steve Webb has said.
The pension minster told the Sunday Telegraph that annuities, which cannot be altered after the point of purchase, should be far more flexible. Webb said: "When you take out a mortgage, in a fe...
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