TERM CERTAIN ANNUITY
Insurance product ensuring a periodic payment of a preset amount for a specific term. Upon its maturity, the products are spent and gives no possibility of any payments in the future even if the annuitant is alive. Holders may choose to buy these products through periodic payments, or they can purchase it by lump sum payment. Normally, lump sum payments are given shortly after the annuitant’s retirement.
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