bulk annuity
Legal & General completes £95m buy-in with 3i scheme
The 3i Group Pension Plan has agreed a £95m bulk annuity transaction with Legal & General (L&G).
Merrill Lynch scheme completes £400m buy-in with Scottish Widows
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 completes buy-ins totalling £830m with Peugeot and QinetiQ
Scottish Widows has completed two bulk annuity transactions totalling £830m, insuring benefits for the Peugeot Advanced Pension Plan and the QinetiQ Pension Scheme.
A bulk annuity market innovation for small schemes
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
PIC posts £7.1bn of bulk annuity deals in 2018 taking nearly a third of the market
Pension Insurance Corporation's (PIC) bulk annuity business transacted £7.1bn of buy-ins and buyouts over the course of 2018, its annual results reveal.
National Express scheme completes full buy-in with Rothesay Life
The National Express UK Pension Scheme has completed a full buy-in with Rothesay Life, insuring benefits for all members.
American bulk annuity boom could squeeze UK market
Buy-in and buyout pricing for British pension schemes could hike if the US or Canadian bulk annuity markets boom, Legal and General (L&G) has predicted.
The key considerations for dealing with GMP equalisation
Panellists at a PP webinar discuss October's High Court judgment on GMP equalisation, how schemes have responded, what their strategies should be, and how the industry can approach it.
Is your scheme really buyout ready?
Jane Kola looks at what pension funds can they do to improve their chances of concluding a successful deal on good terms
What does 2019 hold in store for DB pensions?
Buck's David Piltz says the industry was shaped by several developments in 2018, many of which will continue to influence the sector this year.
Just Group nets £1.1bn of bulk annuity deals
Bulk annuity sales at Just Group have nearly doubled, with total deals amounting to nearly £1.1bn, the insurer's nine-month results reveal.
Hitachi enters first pensioner buy-in with Scottish Widows
Scottish Widows has completed a bulk annuity deal for the Hitachi UK Limited Pension Scheme.
AA UK Pension Scheme completes £351m buy-in with Canada Life
Canada Life has signed a £351m bulk annuity contract insuring the pensioner liabilities of 2,510 members and dependents in the AA UK Pension Scheme.
DB deficit could be halved by adopting new 'end-game' solutions
The funding gap across FTSE 350 schemes could be slashed by as much as £275bn if schemes look beyond traditional ways of creating value. Victoria Ticha examines how
L&G completes £285m buy-in with Fortune 500 company
A US company has completed a £285m pensioner bulk annuity for around 1,100 of UK members with Legal & General (L&G).
L&G transacts £507m bulk annuities in quieter H1 but expects 'exceptionally busy' H2
Legal & General (L&G) has announced bulk annuity sales in the first half were £1bn lower than last year, but it expects another £7bn of deals in the second half.
Just Group's bulk annuity sales up 143% in H1
Bulk annuity deals transacted by Just Group totalled £718m in the first half of this year compared to £296m in H1 2017, according to its latest results.
IET pension scheme completes £50m buy-in with PIC
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) pension scheme has insured £50m of pensioner liabilities through a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
Siemens completes £1.3bn pensioner buy-in
The trustees of the Siemens defined Benefit (DB) scheme have completed a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), covering around 6000 members.
How Toshiba agreed a £170m deferred member buyout
The Toshiba Pension and Assurance Scheme has completed a £170m deferred member buyout. Stephanie Baxter looks at the details of the deal.
Aon grows risk settlement team with hire from Scottish Widows
Aon has appointed Mike Edwards as a partner in its risk settlement team to support the growth of its business offerings in the UK.
Exclusive: Post Office completes £450m buy-in with Rothesay Life
Post Office has agreed a £450m bulk annuity for its section of the Royal Mail Pension Plan, insuring all 5,700 members with Rothesay Life.
Hymans Robertson expands risk transfer team with partner hire from Prudential
Hymans Robertson has appointed Michael Abramson as a partner and risk transfer specialist to grow its risk reduction offerings.
Hymans Robertson grows pension risk transfer team
Hymans Robertson has appointed Baljit Khatra as a risk transfer consultant as the firm prepares for the busiest year ever for the bulk annuity market.
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