Martin Bird
Defined Benefit
Half of schemes are targeting buyout, with around £50bn in deals expected by end of year
20 November 2023
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5 min read
Risk Management
Events of last year will continue to feed through to the market, says Aon
05 January 2023
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
Rothesay has concluded a £120m buy-in with the West Ferry Printers Pension Scheme, covering all remaining pensioner and deferred liabilities.
01 March 2021
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
After a bumper year, insurers are now facing a slower and smaller pipeline as schemes grapple with Covid-19, writes James Phillips.
04 May 2020
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18 min read
Risk Reduction
The National Grid UK Pension Scheme has agreed its second buy-in this year, transferring £1.6bn of pension risk to Legal & General (L&G).
26 November 2019
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Rothesay Life has agreed the UK’s largest ever bulk annuity deal to date – a £4.7bn buyout of the GEC 1972 Plan, making 2019 officially a record-breaking year.
26 September 2019
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Following Rolls-Royce's record buyout earlier this month, James Phillips speaks to some of the key players about the process.
20 June 2019
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6 min read
Appointments
Aon has appointed Mike Edwards as a partner in its risk settlement team to support the growth of its business offerings in the UK.
06 March 2018
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Solvency II regulations have caused a shift in the timing of buy-in and buyout transactions, as well as asset sourcing, according to Aon Hewitt.
06 March 2017
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2 min read
Risk Management
Insurers should consider eyeing up smaller de-risking transactions rather than focusing on the mega deals that can end up falling away, according to Aon Hewitt.
18 February 2016
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2 min read
