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The 10 longevity swaps completed so far

Professional Pensions | 28 Nov 2011 | 11:53

Rolls-Royce has become the tenth scheme to complete a longevity swap. PP takes a look at the deals so far.

Hymans Robertson senior liability consultant James Mullins said longevity swaps have now covered £12bn of pension scheme liabilities since 30 June 2009.

He added: "2011 looks set to become a record year with £10bn of pension scheme risk transfer deals expected, and deals have now already covered over £8bn of liabilities during 2011.

"More household name organisations expected to complete material risk transfer deals in the coming months."

The deals so far are as follows:

OrganisationDateNumber of pension schemesProviderApproximate value of deal (on buyout basis)
Babcock Q3 2009 3 Credit Suisse £1.2bn
RSA Insurance Q3 2009 2 Goldman Sachs / Rothesay Life £1.9bn
Berkshire Q4 2009 1 Swiss Re £1.0bn
BMW Q1 2010 1 Deutsche Bank / Abbey Life £3.0bn
Pall Q1 2011 1 JP Morgan £0.1bn
ITV Q3 2011 1 Credit Suisse £1.7bn
Rolls-Royce Q4 2011 1 Deutsche Bank / Abbey Life £3.0bn
Total to date   10   £11.9bn

Source: Hymans Robertson

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Topics: Longevity, Hymans robertson, James mullins

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