Today's Budget pension reforms will not irreparably damage the annuity market, says Just Retirement customer insight director, Stephen Lowe.
Medically underwritten annuity specialist Partnership wrote £84m in bulk annuity business in 2013 according to the company's annual results.
Insurers and consultants have set up an industry-wide committee to develop a good practice guide for medically underwritten bulk annuity transactions.
Jack Jones examines whether there are benefits for early movers in the medically underwritten bulk annuity market
The trustees of an unnamed construction firm's scheme have agreed a medically underwritten buy-in with Partnership Assurance to cover £33m of liabilities associated with the fund's pensioner members.
The British Arab Commercial Bank pension scheme trustees have entered the first whole-of-market medically underwritten buy-in with Partnership.
Partnership has named former Aviva bulk annuity deal manager Andy Morley as national account manager for de-risking solutions.
Partnership has completed a £22m medically underwritten buy-in with an unnamed scheme, in the largest enhanced bulk annuity transaction to date.
Partnership has appointed Richard Everett as deputy chief financial officer following its flotation on the stock market.
Partnership won £12.5m of bulk annuity business over the first half of 2013, the enhanced annuity provider's results show.