Supreme Court ruling on death benefits will raise costs for DB schemes

Michael Klimes
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After the landmark ruling in the Walker vs Innospec case, schemes must review how they award death benefits for members, writes Michael Klimes

A Supreme Court ruling will change how schemes award death benefits to survivors of same sex marriages and civil partnerships. They will have to backdate accrual and pay out tens of millions to mem...

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