buy in
Risk Reduction
Multinational communication services giant WPP has completed a £250m buy-in for two of its pension schemes with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) as the insurer celebrated a “healthy pipeline” of deals amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
31 March 2020
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
The fall in pricing of credit assets due to Covid-19 has made bulk annuities more affordable for schemes with significant gilt holdings, according to XPS Pensions.
25 March 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
While market conditions may have put a dent in your de-risking plans, there is still plenty of preparation you can do and opportunities to take advantage of, says Michael Abramson.
23 March 2020
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6 min read
Risk Reduction
Another £1.2bn of defined benefit (DB) scheme liabilities were insured by Just Group last year, according to its preliminary full-year results.
12 March 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Nimble footwork enables small schemes to compete with the big boys in the buyout market, says Stephanie Hawthorne.
12 March 2020
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8 min read
Risk Reduction
Legal & General (L&G) completed 28 bulk annuity transactions with UK pension schemes over the course of 2019, its annual report reveals.
04 March 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The Xylem UK Pension Plan has confirmed a £255m buy-in transaction with Rothesay Life in the insurer’s first deal of 2020.
02 March 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Scottish Widows completed five bulk annuity transactions in 2019, with liabilities insured exceeding £2bn.
21 February 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The trustees of the £3bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) have secured £1.6bn of members’ pension benefits through a buy-in transaction with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
10 February 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
The Co-operative Pension Scheme, known as Pace, has completed a £1bn buy-in with Aviva in the first announced bulk annuity deal of 2020.
29 January 2020
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2 min read
