Life · Chapter 9 · Parties
Annuity Contract Owner
Definition
The person who buys and pays for the annuity. Controls the contract: decides when to annuitize, names/changes the beneficiary, takes cash distributions, transfers ownership. The owner and annuitant may be the same person or different people.
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These are what this term gets tested against — if you can't tell them apart cold, drill the contrast.
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