All Insurance articles – Page 4
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NewsRobinson & Sons scheme completes £44mn full buy-in
On the go: The circa £69.1mn Robinson & Sons Limited Pension Fund has agreed a full buy-in of its £44mn of pension scheme liabilities with Legal & General.
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NewsBalfour Beatty Pension Fund completes £1.7bn longevity swap
On the go: The £4bn Balfour Beatty Pension Fund has signed a £1.7bn longevity swap transaction with Zurich Assurance and Scor.
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NewsElectronic technologies scheme secures £400mn buy-in
On the go: The TT Group (1993) Pension Scheme has completed a £400mn buy-in with Legal & General, securing the benefits of around 5,000 retirees and deferred members.
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NewsAgfa UK Group Pension Plan signs £200mn buy-in
On the go: The Agfa UK Group Pension Plan has completed a second annuity buy-in with Standard Life, covering the vast majority of the fund’s remaining liabilities.
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OpinionHow data is transforming the insurance and pensions sector
Russell Dixon, insurance director at credit reporting agency TransUnion, explains how the pensions dashboard is pushing providers to harness better data, and how this could ultimately support better consumer wellbeing.
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NewsTPR: Improved funding steering DB sector towards buyout
Around nine in 10 defined benefit trustees and employers now have a long-term objective in place, with positioning for a buyout more common than reaching a position of low dependency.
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NewsAerospace scheme secures buy-in, baking co-op derisks with L&G
Risk watch: A round up of the latest derisking transactions, including the Cobham Pension Plan £530mn bulk annuity deal with Standard Life, and the Flour Milling and Baking Research Association Pension and Assurance Scheme £10mn assured payment policy.
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NewsBulk annuity transactions reach £12bn in first half of 2022
On the go: The total volume of buy-in and buyout transactions reached £12bn in the first half of 2022, according to research from Hymans Robertson.
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NewsCould gilt market shock push schemes towards insurers over LDI?
The market shock prompted by the government’s “mini” Budget could see a shift away from liability-driven investment strategies and toward insurance deals, experts have suggested.
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NewsYell Pension Plan agrees £370mn full buy-in
On the go: The Yell Pension Plan has agreed a £370mn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation, covering the remaining liabilities of the defined benefit scheme.
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NewsFirst-half bulk annuity volumes surge 50% against 2021
On the go: The pensions risk transfer market is up 50 per cent in the first half of 2022 compared with last year’s H1 figure, with £12bn in buy-ins and buyouts making for the third-largest H1 figure on record, according to analysis from LCP.
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NewsInsurers publish first bulk annuity ‘best practice’ guide
On the go: UK insurers have collaborated to produce the industry’s first-ever “best practice” guide for schemes preparing for bulk annuity quotations, laying out principles by which trustees, advisers and administrators should abide.
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NewsNest Insight emergency savings trial shows ‘very encouraging’ results
On the go: A trial of an opt-out emergency savings scheme has seen “very encouraging” early findings, boasting a 53 per cent participation rate, according to Nest Insight.
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NewsBarloworld UK scheme secures £484mn full buy-in
On the go: The Barloworld UK Pension Scheme has agreed to a £484mn full scheme buy-in with Just Group.
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NewsCarr’s Group Pension Scheme eyes full buyout
On the go: The £75.6mn Carr’s Group Pension Scheme may secure a full buyout after its sponsor announced an agreement to sell its interest in a subsidiary.
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NewsKesslers Group scheme agrees £21mn full buy-in
On the go: The Kesslers Group Pension Plan has agreed a £21mn full scheme buy-in with Legal & General.
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NewsSchemes urged to revisit buyout plans in rising rate environment
Rising interest rates and the subsequent fall in liability valuations and deficits have now made buyouts more affordable for a larger number of pension funds, with consultants urging schemes to restructure their investment strategy to make it more palatable to an insurance company.
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NewsTransfer volumes could hit £600bn as insurers post strong results
A host of insurers have revealed their first-half 2022 results that show a booming trade in risk transfers, which, by some projections, could hit £600bn over the next decade — though there are fears about a capacity crunch in the sector.
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NewsWHSmith scheme completes £1bn full buy-in
On the go: The WHSmith Pension Trust has secured a £1bn full buy-in with Phoenix Group subsidiary Standard Life.