Bulk Annuities

Barnett Waddingham finds rising yields reduced long term funding target timeframes

Standard Life has driven huge growth and secured a significant market share due to digital innovation and robust investment in people.

Trends in the rapidly developing market could support buy-in and buy-out volumes to top the record £43.8bn seen in 2019.

A focus on price certainty avoids a slip between cup and lip in volatile markets

Full-scheme buy-in covers Timpson’s 369 pensioners and 694 deferred members

In an increasingly busy market for bulk purchase annuities, schemes are reaching buyout funding earlier than planned.

Transfer payments fell by 50% and value requests by 35% compared to previous year

Two in five schemes will fully insure within next five years, says Hymans Robertson

Kieran Mistry, senior business development manager at Standard Life, looks at the wider ESG and societal benefits of bulk purchase annuities.

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