Royal London sees continued fall in pensions sales

Workplace new business premiums remain 25% down from their pre-pandemic levels

James Phillips
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Royal London group chief executive Barry O'Dwyer
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Royal London group chief executive Barry O'Dwyer

Royal London pensions new business sales remain below their pre-pandemic levels despite a surge in profit across the business.

According to the firm's half-year results, published today (5 August), the present value of new business premiums within individual and workplace pensions for the first half of 2021 fell by 7% to £...

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