Insurer innovation leading to faster DB wind-up, Hymans says

Insurers are developing pilots to ‘fast track’ journeys from buy-in to buyout

Martin Richmond
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Insurer innovation leading to faster DB wind-up, Hymans says

Increasing innovation among insurers is leading to the faster wind-up of defined benefit (DB) schemes following a risk reduction transaction, Hymans Robertson says.

The consultancy's paper – The future of post-transaction journeys – noted the bulk annuity market has "matured rapidly" in recent years, with 2025 seeing the most buyouts ever completed and a furth...

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