All MetLife articles
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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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NewsNorthern Bank agrees two buy-ins, Phoenix signs reinsurance deals
Riskwatch: A roundup up of the latest derisking transactions, including Northern Bank Pension Scheme’s two buy-in transactions with Aviva, and Phoenix Group’s two longevity reinsurance transactions with a MetLife subsidiary.
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OpinionNolan: Everyone would gain from more DB to DC transfers
The Society of Pension Professionals’ Hugh Nolan joins the ranks of those advocating partial transfers as the middle way.
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OpinionBackbook bonanza
Editorial: Two giants are congratulating each other on a massive deal. Pension liabilities worth £6bn are to change hands between Dutch insurer Aegon's UK subsidiary and Rothesay Life, the bulk annuity specialist set up 10 years ago.
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News
Small schemes offered off-the-peg buyouts to speed up derisking
Small schemes will be offered standarised buyouts to decrease the time and cost associated with bespoke bulk annuity purchases, a model that has gained popularity in the buy-in market.
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Features
RPMI tackles covenant risk with employer ratings
RPMI has rated its more than 150 different sponsors according to how strong their covenant is, as it assesses how to improve the scheme’s security.