Yep. That's the entire point. The company might make a lot of money off you. But, they might lose a lot of money if you live too long. The risk is transferred

Yep. That's the entire point. The company might make a lot of money off you. But, they might lose a lot of money if you live too long. The risk is transferred from you to them, and you live with a specific fixed income for the rest of your life, however long that may be. You don't worry about the economy going up and down or interest rates rising and falling. You don't worry about living too long and running out of money. You don't worry about living too little, and dying with most of your money still in the bank. You stop worrying about the future. Sure, the math may add up to "that company is making a bit of money that you might have made", but when I retire I want to not give a shit about the future anymore. That's why it's a good deal, to some people.