Top 10 bulk annuity deals of all time

The biggest buyouts and buy-ins so far

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The £1.5bn EMI buyout announced today is the biggest bulk annuity transaction ever completed in the UK. Here is the rest of the top 10.

 Thanks to Towers Watson for creating the below list. Date  Scheme Provider Approx. Size  July 2013  EMI  Pension Insurance Corporation £1.5bn  Oct 2011  T&N  Legal & General £1.1bn  Dec...

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