Phoenix delivers £800m of bulk annuities in first year in market

James Phillips
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Phoenix Group transacted £800m of bulk annuities in 2018, its first year in the market since completing a deal with its own scheme two years ago.

In its full-year results, published yesterday (5 March), the insurer said it had conducted three deals over the course of last year, with the "vast majority" of longevity risk also reinsured. Th...

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