Risk Reduction
Defined Benefit
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is consulting on changes to the valuation assumptions it uses, which could increase the number of schemes entering the lifeboat fund.
05 March 2014
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Risk Reduction
The GeoPost UK Pension Scheme has secured a £30m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) to cover liabilities relating to 645 pensioner members.
05 March 2014
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Risk Reduction
Tracesmart's Catherine Dunn explains the benefits of carrying out a data cleanse.
04 March 2014
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Risk Reduction
Defined benefit (DB) schemes in the UK pay considerably more to offload liabilities to an insurer than schemes in other countries, according to research from Mercer.
25 February 2014
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Defined Benefit
Trustees should explore reshaping benefit structures before entering into a buyout to avoid paying over the odds for inflation hedging, say consultants.
20 February 2014
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Risk Reduction
Rothesay Life is set to buy Metlife's £3bn bulk annuity business in the latest deal in a round of consolidation in the pensions insurance market.
18 February 2014
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Risk Reduction
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Staff Pensions Fund has secured a medically underwritten buy-in to cover its highest value pensioner members.
10 February 2014
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Risk Reduction
Trustees of the Greenhous Group scheme have secured a medically underwritten buy-in to cover £8.25m of pensioner liabilities.
06 February 2014
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Risk Reduction
Jack Jones examines whether there are benefits for early movers in the medically underwritten bulk annuity market
06 February 2014
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Risk Reduction
The trustees of an unnamed construction firm's scheme have agreed a medically underwritten buy-in with Partnership Assurance to cover £33m of liabilities associated with the fund's pensioner members.
27 January 2014
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