insurance
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
