Most DB schemes keeping surplus options open, research finds

Aon finds 76% of schemes intending to run on have not agreed how to share surplus

Martin Richmond
clock • 4 min read
Most DB schemes keeping surplus options open, research finds

Defined benefit (DB) schemes are keeping their options open on how to share surpluses ahead of regulations coming into force next year, research from Aon finds.

The firm's 2026 Surplus Use and Member Distribution Survey, which surveyed 350 DB schemes this Spring, found of the schemes in surplus which intend to run on, over three quarters (76%) had not agre...

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