Risks of retirement: longevity.

Inflation. Where you allocate your investments. A dip in return rates shortly after you retire. How much income you take from your savings each year in retirement. All of these factors – some you control, but most you don’t – pose risks to your retirement. Combined with the four risks we highlight throughout this site, these things can make living a long and successful retirement seem out of reach. But annuities can help, with protected income that’s guaranteed to last as long as you do.

Americans are living longer than their grandparents did. An average 65-year-old man may expect to live to over 84, and an average woman the same age is expected to live to over 86.¹ But a longer life is not necessarily a healthy one: older Americans are experiencing increases in some chronic health conditions, and some are retiring earlier than planned because of health issues.²

Declining health combined with the ever-increasing cost of health care accounts for a large portion of retirement expenses. You’ll need to save for whatever Medicare doesn’t cover, and consider things like home health or long-term care. Luckily, different kinds of annuities can help you combat longevity risk in different ways. And all of our annuity products can deliver you a guaranteed income stream for the rest of your long life.