All Bulk annuity deals articles
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NewsBulk annuities update: Buy-ins for Panasonic and Essentra schemes
M&G reports on £140m Panasonic scheme deal, while Aviva ties up a £104m buy-in with Essentra.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: Brookfield approved for Just acquisition
Plus: Canada Life insures a pharmaceutical distribution company’s defined benefit pension scheme for £30m.
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NewsInsurer competition means more work for small DB schemes, Hymans warns
Defined benefit pension schemes as small as £5m are now attracting interest from multiple insurers, according to Hymans Robertson’s latest annual report on the bulk annuity sector.
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NewsBulk annuities: M&G reports spike in new business; Canada Life secures £105m buy-in
Plus: Just Group backs micro-buy-in through Isio’s newly launched service for small scheme transactions.
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NewsBulk annuities roundup: Athora completes PIC acquisition
Plus: Aviva and Royal London release 2025 business results; Canada Life’s £80m buy-in with Safeway Pension Scheme.
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NewsHow a hybrid DC scheme tapped into the bulk annuity market
A £13m DC pension scheme with a DB underpin has derisked through an “innovative” deal involving insurer Just Group and master trust Smart Pension.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: Mirror publisher locks in £270m buy-in with M&G
A round-up of the latest bulk annuity announcements, including a £60m deal for Bodycote’s UK pension scheme and a £7m deal for financing and leasing company Black Arrow’s retirement fund.
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NewsTechnology giants download pension risk through buy-ins
Technology companies IBM and Sopra Steria have insured defined benefit liabilities through buy-ins announced today, as the flurry of bulk annuity announcements continues.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: L&G and Just Group announce transactions
Four schemes secure member benefits with buy-ins, with more than 1,000 pensions insured in deals worth a combined £97.4m.
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NewsThe growing importance of member service through buy-ins
Insurers need to provide greater transparency around their member services provision, according to a new report, as post-transaction considerations are becoming increasingly important in bulk annuity deals.
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NewsM&G insures engineering firm’s DB scheme; Canada Life reveals bumper Q4
Engineering company Senior has insured its defined benefit scheme through a £180m buy-in deal with M&G, while Canada Life has unveiled its 2025 results including a bumper fourth quarter for bulk annuity activity.
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NewsCosmetics company insures DB scheme with M&G in £235m deal
Avon Cosmetics has secured its defined benefit pension scheme through a £235m buy-in with M&G, covering more than 3,000 members.
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NewsBulk annuities roundup: Trio of deals announced insuring 3,600 members
Rothesay, PIC and Just Group announce buy-ins worth a combined £407m as the competitive de-risking market continues to offer options to trustees.
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NewsStandard Life targets full buyout in four months for £700m Deloitte scheme
The insurance company has agreed to take on GMP equalisation work as part of efforts to meet a buyout deadline of April 2026.
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NewsHarwich docks scheme with £45m Royal London buy-in
Source: Jackie Matthews/Shutterstock A view of Harwich port in Essex Royal London has insured the Harwich Haven Authority Pension Fund through a £45m full scheme buy-in covering all 170 members.
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NewsMaritime company anchors DB scheme with £55m buy-in
The deal covers 667 members of the Bibby Line Group Ltd Pension Scheme, sponsored by Liverpool-based financial services and maritime company Bibby Line Group.
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NewsConstruction assessment company insures DB scheme with Aviva
The British Board of Agrément has insured its defined benefit pension scheme through a £20m buy-in with Aviva, covering 39 deferred and 82 pensioner members.
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NewsVeterans’ charity secures pension scheme in £16m buy-in
Just Group has completed a £16m buy-in for the defined benefit pension scheme of a military veterans’ charity, Royal Star & Garter, which runs care homes and services for veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: Isio launches small scheme service
Plus: Cheesemaker Primula spreads pension risk through £6.6m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation.
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NewsFinnair lands buyout deal for DB scheme in record time
Finland’s largest airline has insured its UK defined benefit pension scheme, completing the journey from buy-in to buyout in less than two months.