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# Annuity Application

> Process retirement annuity applications and verify retiree details for consistent, fast review

## Overview

Annuity Application is a workflow for processing retirement annuity applications and verifying retiree details so pension teams can review requests quickly and consistently.

It extracts retiree identity and retirement details from submitted documents and produces a structured record your team can validate, edit, and export.

**What you get:** a structured table of extracted fields you can review, edit, and export.

<Tip>
  To set up the workflow (creating sessions, uploading documents, running a workflow, and exporting), see [Setting Up a Workflow](/workflows/setting-up-a-workflow) for a comprehensive guide. This page focuses on what's specific to **Annuity Application**.
</Tip>

## When to use Annuity Application

Use Annuity Application when you need a consistent first-pass review of retirement annuity requests, including:

* Retiree identity verification
* RSA and demographic details
* Employer and retirement details
* Pension amount validation
* Eligibility and compliance checks (where applicable)

## Step-by-step usage

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the workflow">
    Navigate to **Workflows** > **Template gallery** and select **Annuity Application**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Upload documents">
    Upload the client documents (PDF only).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run extraction">
    Click **Run** to begin extraction.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review extracted fields">
    Review the extracted fields and edit anything that is incorrect.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export">
    Export results (CSV or Excel) for reporting or downstream processing.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Inputs

* **Required:** access to [alk.wamiri.com](http://alk.wamiri.com)
* **Required:** stable internet connection
* **Required document type:** retirement annuity application documents (**PDF only**)

## What's specific to Annuity Application

1. **Columns are your screening criteria.** Annuity review works best when your columns mirror how your team screens applications. Feel free to add, remove, or rename columns where necessary.
2. **Verification is part of the workflow.** Treat outputs as draft. Validate key identifiers (e.g., RSA number, date of birth, retirement date) against the source documents before exporting.
3. **Add team-specific checks.** Add columns for eligibility and compliance requirements your team must confirm before approval.

## Standard fields (default columns)

| Field                     | Description                                                                           | Field Type | Task Type  |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| **Applicant Name**        | Retiree's full name as stated on the application and/or supporting ID.                | Text       | Extraction |
| **RSA Number**            | RSA PIN/number exactly as shown on the RSA statement or official pension document.    | Text       | Extraction |
| **Gender**                | Gender as stated on the application/supporting documents.                             | Text       | Extraction |
| **Date of Birth**         | Applicant's date of birth as shown on the application or valid ID.                    | Date       | Extraction |
| **Last Employer**         | Most recent employer name (and/or employer identifier, if present).                   | Text       | Extraction |
| **Date of Retirement**    | Retirement date as stated on the application/employer letter or supporting documents. | Date       | Extraction |
| **Total Monthly Pension** | Total expected monthly pension amount.                                                | Number     | Extraction |

### Optional fields (commonly added)

These fields may be added or edited to match your internal review process:

* **annuity\_type**: Type of annuity selected (e.g., programmed withdrawal, life annuity), if applicable.
* **benefit\_amount**: Benefit amount(s) relevant to the annuity request (lump sum and/or periodic), if applicable.
* **eligibility\_status**: Eligible / Not Eligible / Needs Review, with a brief reason.
* **compliance\_check**: Pass / Fail / Needs Review, with brief notes on what was checked.
* **application\_summary**: Short summary of the application and any issues requiring attention.

## Customising Annuity Application columns

You can tailor columns to match how your pension team reviews annuity applications.

* Add columns for any additional data you need to extract.
* Rename columns to be explicit (for example, include the expected format).
* Keep column names clear and unambiguous to improve extraction quality.

## Important notes

* Always validate critical identifiers (RSA number, date of birth, retirement date) against the source document.
* If a field is consistently wrong, simplify the column name or add a short instruction to the column prompt.

## Related articles

* [Setting Up a Workflow](/workflows/setting-up-a-workflow)
* [How To Add Custom Columns](/workflows/setting-up-a-workflow#how-to-add-custom-columns)

## Need help?

If you run into issues, contact the Wamiri support team at [support@wamiri.com](mailto:support@wamiri.com). Include:

* What you were trying to do
* What happened instead
* Any error messages
* Steps to reproduce
* Screenshots or recordings (if available)