Northern Bank Pension Scheme agrees £680m buy-in with Pru

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The Northern Bank Pension Scheme has entered into a £680m buy-in with Prudential, marking the largest bulk annuity deal agreed so far this year.

The transaction, which was advised on by LCP, covered the majority of the scheme's current pensioner and dependent members, and included a flexible provision to add new retirees to the policy in fu...

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