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    • Why InjAnnuity?
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    • What are the different types of Deferred Annuities supported by this Website? >
      • What is a "Fixed" Deferred Annuity?
      • What is a Fixed Indexed / Equity Indexed Annuity?
      • What is a Variable Annuity?
    • What Kind of Options can I exercise? >
      • What are Guaranteed Lifetime Benefits (GLIBs)? >
        • What is a Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB)?
        • What is a Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit (GMAB)?
        • What is a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB)?
        • What is a Guaranteed Life Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB)?
        • What is the difference between an Annuitization and a GLWB or GMWB?
      • What is a contract's Surrender Value?
      • What are Free Withdrawals (also called Charge-Free Withdrawals)?
      • What is Annuitization?
      • What is a Rider?
    • Is a DA a good buy?
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      • Why is it called "Deferred"?
      • What is an "Account Value" (or "Accumulation Fund")?
      • What is a "Shadow Fund"?
      • What are "Surrender Charges"?
      • PV-Discounts
    • Longevity
    • Variable Tutorial
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  • Related Sites
    • DARMA™
    • Integrated Actuarial Systems, Inc
    • Corporate Risk Compliance, Inc.
What is Annuitization?
Q: What is Annuitization?
A: Annuitization is the act of using your Account Value, at any future period, to purchase an Immediate Annuity (series of payments).

When you purchase an Immediate Annuity, you enter into a contract with an Insurance Company to purchase a guaranteed stream of payments to you. 

The Insurance Company calculates the stream of payments (usually paid to you monthly) based on 
  • your Account Value (or some minimum guarantee if greater) at the time of Annuitization
  • the type of Immediate Annuity that you elect
  • the number of Annuitants
  • the Annuitants' age and sex.

Immediate Annuity Types:
  • Life-only: Payments continue as long as the Annuitant (you) lives.
  • Period Certain Only: Payments (to you or your beneficiary) stop after a fixed period (e.g., 10 years), even if the Annuitant has died in the meantime. 
  • Period Certain then Life.  This is just Period Certain Only, followed by Life-only (if you're still alive at that point).

"Annuitant" may be one person (you), or two people (you + spouse).  In the first case, this is called "single-life".  In the second case, this is called "joint life".  Joint-life payments typically go on for longer, because as long as either one of the pair is alive, the "Annuitant" is considered alive.

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  • Home
  • FAQs
    • Why InjAnnuity?
    • What can this website do for me?
    • What do Insurance Companies prefer that I don't get to know about?
    • What are the different types of Deferred Annuities supported by this Website? >
      • What is a "Fixed" Deferred Annuity?
      • What is a Fixed Indexed / Equity Indexed Annuity?
      • What is a Variable Annuity?
    • What Kind of Options can I exercise? >
      • What are Guaranteed Lifetime Benefits (GLIBs)? >
        • What is a Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB)?
        • What is a Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit (GMAB)?
        • What is a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit (GMWB)?
        • What is a Guaranteed Life Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB)?
        • What is the difference between an Annuitization and a GLWB or GMWB?
      • What is a contract's Surrender Value?
      • What are Free Withdrawals (also called Charge-Free Withdrawals)?
      • What is Annuitization?
      • What is a Rider?
    • Is a DA a good buy?
    • More Q&A >
      • Why is it called "Deferred"?
      • What is an "Account Value" (or "Accumulation Fund")?
      • What is a "Shadow Fund"?
      • What are "Surrender Charges"?
      • PV-Discounts
    • Longevity
    • Variable Tutorial
    • YouTube Playlist
  • Related Sites
    • DARMA™
    • Integrated Actuarial Systems, Inc
    • Corporate Risk Compliance, Inc.