Shelly Beard
Risk Reduction
Consultancy says ‘buoyant’ funding levels will enable more schemes to conduct a transaction
27 January 2025
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
Transaction fully secures the benefits for 1,917 scheme members
25 September 2023
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
WTW finds 54% of schemes have fast-tracked plans due to increase funding levels
22 September 2023
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
This year set to be one of the biggest on record for bulk annuities and longevity swaps
19 January 2023
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Deal agreed 13 years after first buy-in between the scheme and insurer
17 September 2021
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Insurers are being pressed to offer bulk annuities to a wider range of scheme sizes
17 June 2021
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The Axa UK Group Pension Scheme has agreed a £3bn longevity swap with Hannover Re, insuring the longevity risk of a largely non-pensioner population.
18 March 2021
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The Reckitt Benckiser Pension Fund has secured a £415m buy-in with Scottish Widows, insuring the benefits of around half of pensioners.
10 November 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Two in five UK defined benefit (DB) schemes expect to complete a bulk annuity or longevity swap transaction within the next three years, Willis Towers Watson research finds.
14 October 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Covid-19 has caused a slowdown in the number of bulk annuity transactions, with buy-ins and buyouts expected to amount to a maximum of £25bn this year, Willis Towers Watson says.
22 June 2020
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2 min read
