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NewsSmall scheme buy-ins driving bulk annuity market as streamlined services thrive
More than 350 bulk annuity transactions were completed in 2025, according to a new estimate, as streamlined processes have opened up the market to smaller pension schemes.
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NewsM&G eyes bulk annuity expansion after crossing £1bn mark in 2025
Bulk annuity providers M&G and Just Group have reported on their new business volumes for 2025 amid increasing competition among insurance companies.
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NewsFerry firm secures £35m bulk annuity deal with Just Group
Cross-channel transport company Brittany Ferries has secured its defined benefit pension scheme through a £35m buy-in, insuring 444 members’ benefits.
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NewsBulk annuities roundup: Peel Ports, Skanska complete major derisking deals
Pensions Expert rounds up a number of bulk annuity deals from the past fortnight, ranging from £4m to £525m in size, with around 9,000 members’ benefits secured in total.
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NewsBulk annuities update: Just announces trio of sub-£50m buy-ins
Insurance company Just Group has announced three buy-ins this week, totalling approximately £80m in premiums paid.
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NewsBulk annuities: Wolseley taps £600m buy-in with Aviva
Plus: Troubled pub group Stonegate insures two pension schemes with Utmost, while Transport Friendly Society strikes a deal with Just Group for £3.3m buy-in.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: Aviva insures department store chain’s DB scheme
Plus, Just Group insures Welcome Break’s pension scheme and the DB scheme connected to defence technology firm Ultra Electronics.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: Royal London completes 10th buy-in of the year
Rounding up the latest activity in the bulk annuity market, including Rothesay’s double buy-in for a manufacturing company and two sub-£5m pension schemes insured by Just Group.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: Aviva and Just secure buy-ins worth combined £205m
Pensions Expert rounds up the latest bulk annuity deals, including a perfume company’s scheme and a double buy-in for accountancy and consultancy firm BDO.
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NewsLGPS funds and PPF among pension investors in £3bn aqueduct upgrade project
GLIL Infrastructure has teamed up with UK asset manager Equitix and Austrian construction firm Strabag to run a major upgrade of the Haweswater Aqueduct in the Lake District.
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NewsBrookfield to enter UK market through £2.4bn Just Group acquisition
North American insurance giant Brookfield will buy Just Group in a £2.4bn deal to establish itself in the UK bulk annuity market.
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NewsWater company insures pension scheme with Just for £120m
South East Water has secured “complex” benefit structures through a buy-in with Just Group, completed in December 2024.
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NewsChurch of Scotland completes £75m buy-in with Just Group
The transaction, which completed in December 2024, insures the benefits of around 2,350 members and dependants in three sections across two pension schemes.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: PIC insures first scheme through Mosaic framework
Pension Insurance Corporation and Just Group have completed full buy-ins for small pension schemes, while Isio looks forward to 2025’s bulk annuity market.
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NewsBulk annuities latest: PIC insures Hays Pension Scheme for £370m
The transaction covers 853 pensioners and dependents, and 3,368 deferred members linked to Hays, a recruitment company. Hays injected approximately £13m to help finance the deal.
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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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NewsHMRC fills its boots on £2.6 billion bumper IHT receipts
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has disclosed thatinheritance tax (IHT) receipts for the latest period (April to July) were £2.6 billion, £0.2 billion higher than in the same period in the previous year. July alone saw £603 million raised.
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NewsPension savers 'lose over £600 a year' by not shopping around for an annuity
A healthy 75-year-old buying an annuity with a £50,000 pension could expect about £4,720 income each year for the rest of their life from the most competitive provider compared to £4,070 from the least competitive.
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NewsRetirement advice: Fewer than one in five savers used Pension Wise
Less than a quarter of over 55s who had started accessing their pension took advantage of the government's free, independent and impartial guidance service Pension Wise, the Financial Conduct Authority has revealed.
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NewsK3, Just and Cartwright complete £7m buy-in with undisclosed food manufacturer
K3 Advisory, an independent bulk annuity and consolidator advisory business, and actuary and consultant Cartwright, have announced the successful completion of a £7m buy-in for the pension scheme of a company in the food manufacturing sector.