Annuities
- Systematically distributes accumulated assets
- Pays annuitant an income for life in exchange for a premium
- Reduces the financial uncertainty of living too long
- Premium is determined by age, sex, amount of income, class of annuity and health
Life Insurance
- Creates an Estate
- Pays beneficiary specific sum at death in exchange for a premium
- Reduces the financial uncertainty of dying too soon
- Premium is determined by age, sex, amount of death benefit, type of insurance and health