Grant Thornton scheme completes £275m buy-in with Royal London

Deal includes more than 2,200 members and is insurer’s largest external BPA deal to date

Jasmine Urquhart
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Grant Thornton scheme completes £275m buy-in with Royal London

Grant Thornton has completed a £275m buy-in with Royal London.

The deal, which includes more than 2,200 members, is the insurer's largest external bulk purchase annuity (BPA) transaction to date, with all members becoming "direct policyholders" of Royal London...

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