PGL scheme uses sponsor-owned insurer for £900m longevity swap

Stephanie Baxter
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PGL Pension Scheme has completed a £900m longevity swap, using an insurance company owned by its sponsoring employer to access the reinsurance market.

The arrangement involved transferring a portion of the scheme's longevity risk to Phoenix Life, which is owned by the sponsor, Phoenix Group. Phoenix Life then reinsured the longevity risk on a ...

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