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Unomedical scheme completes £10m buyout with Aviva
Unomedical scheme completes £10m buyout with Aviva

The Unomedical Pension Plan has agreed to a £10m buyout of its 65 members’ liabilities with Aviva.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 01 June 2020
The real deal? Buy-in and buyout pricing during Covid-19
The real deal? Buy-in and buyout pricing during Covid-19

Chris DeMarco explains why the Covid-19 has increased opportunities for schemes to de-risk via bulk annuities.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 01 June 2020
Small scheme bulk annuities to surge in 2020, says LCP
Small scheme bulk annuities to surge in 2020, says LCP

Keen insurer pricing and streamlined services will lead to a surge in demand from smaller schemes to undertake bulk annuity transactions, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) predicts.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 29 May 2020
Preparing for de-risking transactions
Preparing for de-risking transactions

With bulk annuity markets becoming increasingly busy before Covid-19, James Geer looks at what steps trustees can take to improve their chances of transacting.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 29 May 2020
Daring to be different to make buyout a reality
Daring to be different to make buyout a reality

Size is important to make a bulk annuity deal stand out, but it is not the only factor, writes Gill Wadsworth.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 23 April 2020
Bulk annuity volumes still to hit £25bn this year
Bulk annuity volumes still to hit £25bn this year

Around £25bn of buy-ins and buyouts are set to be transacted this year despite the Covid-19 challenges, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 April 2020
Market volatility making bulk annuities more affordable
Market volatility making bulk annuities more affordable

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.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 25 March 2020
Just Group reports £1.2bn of bulk annuities last year
Just Group reports £1.2bn of bulk annuities last year

Another £1.2bn of defined benefit (DB) scheme liabilities were insured by Just Group last year, according to its preliminary full-year results.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 12 March 2020
Getting a better bulk annuity price from your insurer
Getting a better bulk annuity price from your insurer

Nimble footwork enables small schemes to compete with the big boys in the buyout market, says Stephanie Hawthorne.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 12 March 2020
Scottish Widows completes £2bn de-risking deals in 2019
Scottish Widows completes £2bn de-risking deals in 2019

Scottish Widows completed five bulk annuity transactions in 2019, with liabilities insured exceeding £2bn.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 21 February 2020
MNOPF completes £1.6bn buy-in with PIC
MNOPF completes £1.6bn buy-in with PIC

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).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 10 February 2020
PIC posts record year for bulk annuities
PIC posts record year for bulk annuities

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) insured £7.2bn of scheme liabilities over the course of 2019, recording more new business than in any year prior.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 28 January 2020
The challenges of a self-sufficiency approach
The challenges of a self-sufficiency approach

A self-sufficiency approach is not riskless and trustees must consider covenant strength and longevity exposure. Chris Ramsey looks at the key considerations of running schemes on.

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  • 16 January 2020
£30bn bulk annuity market to be the 'new normal'
£30bn bulk annuity market to be the 'new normal'

Insurers are now able to accommodate up to £30bn of bulk annuity transactions every year with no impact on pricing, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

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  • 23 December 2019
Bulk annuity market to 'top £0.5trn in 2020s'
Bulk annuity market to 'top £0.5trn in 2020s'

The value of UK bulk annuity deals is set to quadruple in the 2020s when compared to this decade, Mercer has predicted.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 December 2019
Enabling the endgame: Why IRM has been crucial to bumper bulk annuity deals
Enabling the endgame: Why IRM has been crucial to bumper bulk annuity deals

Greater regulatory focus on covenant, holistic risk management, and long-term targets has helped proactive schemes approach their endgames earlier, says Adolfo Aponte.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 December 2019
Number of small scheme bulk annuities falls 30% in five years
Number of small scheme bulk annuities falls 30% in five years

There has been a 30% reduction in the number of small scheme buy-in and buyout transactions, highlighting how insurer attention has shifted towards larger deals.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 25 October 2019
2019's 'jumbo' bulk annuities bigger than any full-year volume
2019's 'jumbo' bulk annuities bigger than any full-year volume

Small schemes are facing “obvious challenges” in grabbing insurer attention as “jumbo” deals are beginning to typify the bulk annuity market, Aon says.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 21 October 2019
Exclusive: FTSE 100 risk settlement transactions hit £70bn
Exclusive: FTSE 100 risk settlement transactions hit £70bn

FTSE 100 risk settlement transactions have reached £70bn as a third of these firms remove longevity risk, according to Aon.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 October 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories include Thomas Cook’s four pension schemes being poised to enter a Pension Protection Fund assessment period.

  • Industry
  • 27 September 2019
Schemes urged to act on bulk annuities as funding 'crumbles'
Schemes urged to act on bulk annuities as funding 'crumbles'

Defined benefit (DB) schemes should act now to insure members’ benefits before an “anomaly” in the markets is corrected, Prudential Retirement has said.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 September 2019
FTSE 350 schemes nearing buyout exposed to excessive risk
FTSE 350 schemes nearing buyout exposed to excessive risk

Growing market volatility could adversely affect defined benefit (DB) schemes nearing buyout over the next five years, Barnett Waddingham says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 September 2019
L&G agrees £35m buyout with Edwards Wildman Palmer scheme
L&G agrees £35m buyout with Edwards Wildman Palmer scheme

Legal & General (L&G) has entered into an agreement with US law firm Locke Lord for a £35m buyout of UK-based Edward Wildman Palmer pension scheme.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 11 September 2019
Rothesay Life secures record year with £3.7bn bulk annuity deals in H2
Rothesay Life secures record year with £3.7bn bulk annuity deals in H2

Rothesay Life has completed £3.7bn of bulk annuity transactions so far in the second half of this year, according to its latest trading update.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 10 September 2019
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