Insurers set for record 'mega' bulk annuities in 2022

This year’s deals could surpass the £4.7bn high set in a 2019 buyout by Rothesay

James Phillips
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LCP partner Charlie Finch

This year could see a raft of “mega” transactions breaching previous bulk annuity records, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) as insurers ramp up capacity and appetite.

The consultancy said insurers had started the year with a greater ability to write individual total volumes of more than £10bn across the year. Alongside a number of large schemes approaching th...

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