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The Makro Staff Pension Scheme has agreed a £185m buy-in with Rothesay Life to insure the benefits of all its members.

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The total value of annual bulk annuity deals is predicted to reach a "new normal" of over £10bn after volumes doubled within two years, according to LCP.

Overestimates on populations may have led to schemes overspending on buyouts.

The Uniac Pension Fund, which provides benefits for Unilever workers seconded overseas, has agreed a £129m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) to cover its pensioner members.

The Ofcom Staff Pension Plan has secured a £50m buy-in with Legal and General (L&G), covering approximately 30 pensioners and 320 deferred members.

LCP has added a buy-in pricing tracker to its online valuation tool which uses up-to-date information from the biggest insurers to help clients make de-risking decisions.

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Insurers are pricing younger pensioners more competitively for buy-ins than older populations, according to LCP.