All Derisking articles
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NewsL&G insures Sanofi pension fund for £1.4bn
The deal insures the benefits of 4,900 retirees and 5,600 deferred members, and follows a £760m buy-in completed in 2021.
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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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NewsAirways Pension Scheme insures £340m of longevity risk
The £5.2bn Airways Pension Scheme has completed a longevity reinsurance transaction with insurers MetLife and Zurich.
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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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NewsPPF reports £219bn total surplus across DB pension universe
The funding position of private sector defined benefit pension schemes continues to improve, according to the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) latest edition of the Purple Book.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: Rothesay insures Avimo Pension Scheme for £50m
Specialist insurer Rothesay has completed a £50m buy-in of the Avimo Pension Scheme, covering more than 600 scheme members.
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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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NewsNational Grid powers £1.7bn buy-in with Aviva
The buy-in includes the transfer of a 2018 longevity swap contract, and insures the pension benefits of nearly 6,000 people.
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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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FeaturesChanging course: The case for reinvesting pension scheme surpluses
Ahead of chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech on Thursday, Pensions Expert explores changing attitudes towards defined benefit scheme surpluses and how they could be used to benefit members, employers and the wider economy.
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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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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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NewsThe new buyout brigade
The questions trustees should ask when considering an insurance transaction with a new entrant to the market
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NewsRethinking the DB endgame
DB schemes could be missing a trick by completing insurance transactions, according to new research
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NewsLearning lessons from the gilts crisis
A year on after the historic collapse and bailout of the gilt market, has the pensions industry learnt lessons?
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OpinionIndustry voice: Govt must back DB schemes to benefit from investment capabilities
AMNT’s Janice Turner argues that the government needs to look long-term
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NewsCharities sector sees funding level improvement
The combined reserves of the largest 40 charities in England & Wales that sponsor defined benefit (DB) pension schemes rose to £49bn in 2022 from £40bn in 2021, according to analysis published in a report by Hymans Roberson.
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NewsP&O announces £440m scheme buy-in
The trustee of the P&O Pension Scheme has today announced that it has agreed a £440 million buy-in with Rothesay, securing the remaining benefits of 5,300 scheme members.