The Sportech Pension Scheme has entered into an agreement with Just Group for a £2.5m buy-in ahead of a planned buyout.
Rothesay Life completed around £700m of bulk annuity transactions in the first half of 2019, according to its latest trading update.
The Smiths Industries Pension Scheme has secured a £176m buy-in with Canada Life, its second with the insurer.
Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) has predicted the total volume of buy-ins and buyouts will surpass £15bn in the first half of this year, more than double 2018 H1 volumes.
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has so far racked up £5.8bn of buyouts and buy-ins with defined benefit schemes this year, while reinsuring £7bn of longevity risk, it has revealed.
Following Rolls-Royce's record buyout earlier this month, James Phillips speaks to some of the key players about the process.
The 3i Group Pension Plan has agreed a £95m bulk annuity transaction with Legal & General (L&G).
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch UK Pension Plan has insured benefits for 915 pensioner members in a £400m buy-in with Scottish Widows.
Scottish Widows has completed two bulk annuity transactions totalling £830m, insuring benefits for the Peugeot Advanced Pension Plan and the QinetiQ Pension Scheme.
The challenges for small pension funds to buy out their liabilities are well-known. A solution has emerged and is set to become popular across the DB universe, writes Stephanie Baxter