Six BPA insurers wrote deals of more than £5bn for first time last year

LCP says last year ‘most competitive year ever’ for BPA insurers

Jasmine Urquhart
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Six BPA insurers wrote deals of more than £5bn for first time last year

Last year was the “most competitive year ever” for bulk purchase annuity (BPA) insurers as six wrote deals of more than £5bn, LCP has said.

The firm analysed buy-in and buyout volumes which were "the second highest on record" at £47.8bn, with a "record breaking" 298 transactions and £0.8bn of superfund transfers and longevity swaps res...

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