All Just Group articles
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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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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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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: 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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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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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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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.