Marie Curie completes £30m buy-in with L&G in first 2021 deal

The Marie Curie defined benefit (DB) scheme has entered into a circa £30m full scheme buy-in agreement with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society.
The bulk annuity deal completed earlier this month, covering the benefits of over 300 retirees and deferred members of the charity pension scheme, and is the first announced deal of any insurer for 2021....
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