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Rothesay Life completes £700m of bulk annuity deals in H1
Rothesay Life completes £700m of bulk annuity deals in H1

Rothesay Life completed around £700m of bulk annuity transactions in the first half of 2019, according to its latest trading update.

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Aviva racks up £1.5bn of bulk annuity business in H1
Aviva racks up £1.5bn of bulk annuity business in H1

Sales in Aviva's bulk purchase annuity business totalled £1.5bn in the first half of 2018, its half-year results have revealed.

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  • 02 August 2018
A closer look at Kingfisher's £209m buy-in with PIC
A closer look at Kingfisher's £209m buy-in with PIC

A second bulk annuity has been agreed for the Kingfisher Pension Scheme. Victoria Ticha speaks to the trustee about this next step in its journey towards self-sufficiency

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  • 27 April 2018
Prudential sells £12bn annuity book to Rothesay Life
Prudential sells £12bn annuity book to Rothesay Life

Prudential has sold £12bn in annuity assets to reinsurance business Rothesay Life as part of its M&G demerger announced today.

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  • 14 March 2018
Hymans Robertson expands risk transfer team with partner hire from Prudential
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.

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Top predictions for bulk annuities in 2018
Top predictions for bulk annuities in 2018

The buy-in and buyout market is on course for a record-breaking year as demand continues to rise amid attractive pricing. Victoria Ticha looks at what to expect

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  • 22 January 2018
PIC completes £725m longevity reinsurance deal with PartnerRe
PIC completes £725m longevity reinsurance deal with PartnerRe

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has agreed to insure all its pensioner liabilities with PartnerRe in a deal set to cover its full buy-in of the Dockworkers Pension Fund.

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  • 22 January 2018
Fragmented policy undermines spirit of pension saving
Fragmented policy undermines spirit of pension saving

The UK could face a retirement income crisis due to a lack of joined-up policy, according to research by the Pensions Institute. Stephanie Baxter takes a look at the findings

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  • 01 December 2017
Blame shifting: Pre-packs are not a moral hazard problem
Blame shifting: Pre-packs are not a moral hazard problem

Con Keating says pre-pack administrations do not pose a moral hazard issue, and the problem is actually perverse incentives

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How PGL's longevity swap was converted into a buy-in
How PGL's longevity swap was converted into a buy-in

Phoenix Group's senior corporate pensions actuary Richard Zugic speaks to PP about how a longevity swap was transformed into a bulk annuity for the PGL Pension Scheme in the first deal of its kind.

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  • 10 April 2017
Converting longevity swaps into bulk annuities: The next de-risking innovation?
Converting longevity swaps into bulk annuities: The next de-risking innovation?

Longevity hedges have long been considered a hurdle to doing a bulk annuity, but a ground-breaking deal shows it doesn't have to be. Stephanie Baxter looks at why converting swaps into buy-ins is taking off.

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