Emma Watkins
Defined Benefit
The ICI Pension Fund has completed a £630m buy-in covering over 4,000 of its members with Scottish Widows.
14 June 2016
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2 min read
Bulk Annuities
As insurers implement new capital buffers that make bulk annuities less profitable, Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how it will impact the market.
01 February 2016
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5 min read
Risk Reduction
The Wiggins Teape Pension Scheme has agreed a £400m pensioner buy-in with Scottish Widows in the insurer's first foray into the bulk annuity market.
24 November 2015
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Defined Benefit
Scottish Widows has entered the bulk annuity market and expects to announce its first deal in the coming weeks.
12 November 2015
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Risk Reduction
The Makro Staff Pension Scheme has agreed a £185m buy-in with Rothesay Life to insure the benefits of all its members.
13 November 2014
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Defined Benefit
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.
10 November 2014
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Industry
The value of buy-in and buyout deals completed in the first half of the year was four times higher than in the same period last year, research shows.
11 August 2014
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Risk Reduction
Buy-in prices have fallen by up to 3% as a result of changes announced in last month's Budget, one consultant says.
17 April 2014
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Risk Reduction
The Western United Group Pension Scheme has secured a £111m pensioner buy-in with Rothesay Life, a year and a half after completing a £115m deal with the same insurer.
10 April 2014
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Risk Reduction
The volume of premiums in bulk annuity deals reached a record £3.9bn between July and September, research from LCP shows.
06 November 2013
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