Buy-in and buyout volumes hit £21.3bn in first six months of year

Hymans Robertson says H1 was the busiest ever for the risk transfer market

Jasmine Urquhart
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Risk transfer volumes expected to continue increasing into H2
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Risk transfer volumes expected to continue increasing into H2

The first half of 2023 was the busiest ever start to the year for the risk transfer market, Hymans Roberston has found.

Looking at publicly disclosed transaction data for all eight insurers currently active in the market, it found volumes reached £21.3bn in H1. This was second to the busiest ever half - the recor...

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