Risk transfer market set to reach record volumes in 2023, says L&G

Unprecedent acceleration in demand’ driving record demand for bulk annuity transactions

Martin Richmond
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Kail: This exciting time represents an inflection point for our market

The risk transfer market saw record-breaking volumes in both the UK and the USA in the first half of the year, research from Legal & General (L&G) has shown.

The latest update to the group's Global Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Monitor, published by L&G Retirement Institutional (LGRI) and L&G Retirement America (LGRA), revealed the UK market attained an "...

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