AG Barr completes £35m buy-in with Canada Life
The trustee of soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr's defined benefit scheme has insured 50% of its total pensioner liabilities through Canada Life.
The buy-in covering £35m of the AG Barr (2008) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme's liabilities is the insurer's third bulk annuity deal since it entered the market last year. The buy-in transaction...
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