# Annuity Translation: Illustrations and Tables | Vitra.ai > The annuity illustration is the product, and it is a table. Which formats carry it, and why accessibility is a format decision rather than a compliance one. **Canonical URL**: https://www.vitra.ai/insurance/translation-for-annuities **Source**: This is the Markdown rendering of https://www.vitra.ai/insurance/translation-for-annuities, generated at build time from that page. --- 4 min read # Annuity Translation: Illustrations and Tables The annuity illustration is the product, and it is a table. Which formats carry it, and why accessibility is a format decision rather than a compliance one. [Samhitha J Bhatt](https://www.vitra.ai/author/samhitha) Senior Product Manager , Vitra.ai Updated Aug 17, 2026 ![Annuity Translation: Illustrations and Tables](https://www.vitra.ai/static/images/blog/translation-for-annuities.jpg) Table of contents [The table is the product](#the-table-is-the-product) [The format matrix](#the-format-matrix) [Footnote anchors are the fragile part](#footnote-anchors-are-the-fragile-part) [Accessibility is a format decision](#accessibility-is-a-format-decision) [Print is still real here](#print-is-still-real-here) [Where to start](#where-to-start) [FAQ](#faq) Contributors [Samhitha J Bhatt](https://www.vitra.ai/author/samhitha) Senior Product Manager Subscribe to our newsletter Subscribe > **Quick answer —** An annuity is sold on an illustration — a table of what you pay and what you receive. Translating it means preserving figures, footnotes and structure exactly, and producing something a seventy-year-old can actually read.[Vitra.ai Universe](https://www.vitra.ai/platform) preserves document structure across languages and formats. ## The table is the product An annuity brochure is marketing. The illustration is the thing the decision is made on: contribution, income, guarantee period, escalation, and the assumptions underneath. It is a table with footnotes, and every part of it is load-bearing. ## The format matrix Format What it is in annuities What translation has to preserve **PDF** The illustration and the policy document Table structure, footnote anchors, every figure **Excel** Projection models behind the illustration Formulas and assumptions, entirely untouched **Word** Option explanations and adviser letters Numbering, and merge fields for personal figures **PowerPoint** Adviser and seminar material Charts with translated labels and unchanged axes **Web** Option comparison pages Accessible markup, not just translated text **Video** Explaining single life, joint, guarantees Subtitles, at a readable size **Print** Genuinely still used by this cohort Type size and contrast when text expands **Design files** InDesign, Illustrator Layers, so type size survives reissue ## Footnote anchors are the fragile part An illustration's assumptions live in footnotes, and the numbers in the table reference them. If translation reflows the table and the anchors drift, a figure now points at the wrong assumption. Nobody checks this, and it changes what the document appears to promise. [Document translation](https://www.vitra.ai/features/document-translation) preserving anchors and table structure is the requirement, not a preference. ## Accessibility is a format decision This is the line where type size, contrast and print behaviour are functional requirements rather than compliance ones. Text expansion in translation shrinks type or overflows a fixed layout, and a document that was readable in English becomes unreadable in German at the same page size. Design for expansion up front — and check the printed output, because a meaningful share of this audience prints. ## Print is still real here Most insurance content assumes a screen. Annuity buyers print things, take them to family, and write on them. A layout that only works on screen fails the actual reading behaviour of the cohort. ## Where to start Adviser decks go through [document translation](https://www.vitra.ai/features/document-translation) with the same rules. Take one illustration into your second language and check three things: footnote anchors, figure alignment, and type size at print. Most fail at least one. Beyond formats, [AI for annuity providers](https://www.vitra.ai/insurance/ai-for-annuities) covers what changes across the book. ## FAQ **What is the most important annuity document to translate correctly?** The illustration. An annuity is sold on a table of what you pay and what you receive, with assumptions in footnotes, and every part of it is load-bearing for the decision. **What breaks most often in a translated annuity illustration?** Footnote anchors. The numbers in the table reference assumptions in footnotes, and if translation reflows the table the anchors drift, so a figure points at the wrong assumption and nobody checks. **Why is accessibility a format decision for annuities?** Because text expansion shrinks type or overflows a fixed layout, so a document readable in English becomes unreadable in German at the same page size - for an audience that is often reading with declining eyesight. **Do annuity buyers still use print?** Frequently. They print documents, take them to family and write on them, so a layout that only works on screen fails the actual reading behaviour of the cohort. Our blog ## Lastest blog posts Tool and strategies modern teams need to help their companies grow. Automotive [Automotive Brochure Localization by Market](https://www.vitra.ai/automotive/automotive-brochure-localization) A car brochure is a spec grid, a legal footer and a photo library, all market-specific. 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