L&G provides PPF+ buyout to John Townsend scheme

Deal initially structured as buy-in before full handover to L&G expected next year

James Phillips
clock • 3 min read
Open Trustees' Jonathan Hazlett
Image:

Open Trustees' Jonathan Hazlett

The John Townsend Trust Pension and Assurance Scheme has agreed a buy-in to buyout deal with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society, insuring benefits above the level of compensation provided by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The £30m transaction completed on 1 November and covers the benefits of more than 280 members of the charity pension scheme. A PPF assessment period had begun in December 2015 following the inso...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

James Phillips
Author spotlight

James Phillips

Professional Pensions journalist from 2016-2022

More on Risk Reduction

Millennium Inorganic Chemicals scheme agrees £30m buy-in with Just Group

Millennium Inorganic Chemicals scheme agrees £30m buy-in with Just Group

Transaction means benefits of all scheme members are now insured

Holly Roach
clock 18 November 2025 • 2 min read
Wolseley Group secures £600m buy-in with Aviva

Wolseley Group secures £600m buy-in with Aviva

BPA transaction secures the benefits of nearly 10,000 scheme members

Holly Roach
clock 17 November 2025 • 2 min read
Stonegate Pub Company schemes complete £62m of full buy-ins with Utmost

Stonegate Pub Company schemes complete £62m of full buy-ins with Utmost

Transactions fully secure the benefits for 650 members of the two schemes

Martin Richmond
clock 11 November 2025 • 2 min read
Trustpilot