All Bulk annuities articles – Page 3
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NewsCompass takes a bite out of DB risk with £1.5bn buy-in
Food services company Compass Group has secured the “majority” of its DB scheme’s membership through a £1.5bn bulk annuity deal with Standard Life.
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NewsLCP forecasts more new entrants to bulk annuity market in 2025
This year will bring a new defined benefit (DB) consolidator and another entrant to the bulk annuity market, according to consultancy group LCP.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: PIC insures first scheme through Mosaic framework
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has completed its first buy-in transaction using its new streamlined system for small schemes.
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NewsRoyal London and Just Group announce buy-in deals
Royal London has announced its fifth transaction since entering the bulk annuity market earlier this year.
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FeaturesOutlook 2025: New insurers set to make waves in busy DB market
From an evolving bulk annuity market to debates over the use of pension scheme surpluses, next year looks set to be as busy as ever for the defined benefit sector, writes Alex Janiaud.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: PIC insures Hays Pension Scheme for £370m
Pension Insurance Corporation has completed a £370m buy-in of the Hays Pension Scheme.
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NewsM&G launches ‘risk-sharing’ buy-in service for pension schemes
An initial £500m buy-in with an unnamed pension scheme has been structured to allow the corporate sponsor to share in any financial upside emanating from the insured assets.
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NewsG4S agrees £1.8bn buy-in deal with Just Group
The security company’s full-scheme buy-in is one of the largest deals of the year and a record for Just Group.
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NewsUtmost completes inaugural buy-in deal
The latest insurer to enter the bulk annuity market has completed a £20m buy-in with an unnamed scheme.
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OpinionEditor’s notes: A buy-in bonanza
NatWest’s record-breaking buy-ins illustrate a healthy market for pension fund insurance, writes Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve.
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NewsBulk annuities update: £510m worth of benefits secured in four deals
A quartet of transactions have been announced this week securing the defined benefit pensions of nearly 4,000 people.
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NewsNatWest insures £11bn through multiple buy-ins
The high street bank has conducted a series of buy-in deals this year, reportedly with Rothesay Life.
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OpinionMaturing schemes and endgame planning: The pensions ‘teenage years’
Naomi Brown, senior counsel at Sackers, explains the parallels between managing a maturing defined benefit scheme and life as a parent.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: L&G insures Deutsche Bank scheme for £1.1bn
Plus, Just Group completes £18m full buy-in with St Modwen scheme covering 270 members.
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NewsAviva converts longevity swap as part of £1.3bn RAC buy-in
Aviva has secured a £1.3bn buy-in for the RAC 2003 Pension Scheme, insuring the benefits of approximately 19,000 members.
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NewsMichelin insures DB scheme for £1.5bn
The transaction with Aviva, which insures 15,000 members, involved the sponsor supplying a loan to cover the scheme’s illiquid holdings.
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NewsAssessing pension insurers’ sustainability performance
Most bulk annuity providers are making good progress to decarbonise their investment portfolios and are ahead of internal targets, according to new research.
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NewsPIC insures Coats scheme in £1.3bn buy-in
The biggest buy-in of 2024 so far includes a deferred premium arrangement and the in-specie transfer of illiquid assets.
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NewsCharity DB schemes approach full funding
Funding levels at charity defined benefit (DB) schemes have improved substantially over the past five years, according to new data.
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NewsBrookfield and Utmost to enter bulk annuity market
North American financial services giant Brookfield is set to become the latest insurance provider in the bulk annuity market.