Research shows a 40% drop in new ABCs
BT will pay £1.5bn into its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme by April to tackle a £7bn deficit as part of an agreed recovery plan with the trustees.
Rothesay Life has revealed it agreed a deal to hedge £300m of longevity risk in December, taking the value of benefits reinsured by the firm over the year to £2.8bn.
Engineering solutions provider Costain Group has taken further steps to manage obligations in its legacy defined benefit (DB) scheme.
The trustee of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) has hedged the longevity risk for £1.5bn of the scheme's members.
The collective deficit of FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes increased 91% last year, according to research.
Deficits of workplace defined benefit schemes have risen by 66% since the end of 2013 as a result of plummeting bond yields, according to JLT Employee Benefits' monthly index.
Rothesay Life has hedged the longevity risk relating to £1bn of its pension liabilities in a series of deals with Pacific Life Re.
Aviva answers key questions facing the bulk annuity market
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has reinsured the longevity risk relating to £2bn of liabilities with Hannover Re and Reinsurance Group of America this year.