Half of all £2trn DB liabilities will be insured by 2031

£1/3trn of liabilities has already been insured, covering 1.4 million members’ benefits

Holly Roach
clock • 2 min read
The firm said the risk transfer market has 'taken off'
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The firm said the risk transfer market has 'taken off'

Half of the UK’s £2trn defined benefit (DB) pension liabilities will be insured within ten years, Hymans Robertson predicts.

The consultant's annual Risk Transfer Report - published today (17 February) - revealed £1trn of pension scheme liabilities will have been insured by 2031, covering the benefits of some five millio...

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