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Remarriage often changes beneficiaries, estate priorities, and family needs, making a contract review timely when a new spouse or children from an earlier marriage are involved.
Start with beneficiary designations: confirm primary and contingent names still match current wishes, because forms usually control payouts even when divorce or estate documents changed.
Before replacing an annuity, compare what the existing contract already provides, including guarantees, older terms, bonuses, withdrawal features, surrender costs, and tax treatment.
Review the annuity by purpose: accumulation, income, legacy, or long-term care, with extra attention to blended-family goals and support for a surviving spouse.
The key decision is the money's current job; once that is clear, ownership, beneficiaries, income choices, and product structure usually become easier.