All Pension Insurance Corporation articles – Page 3
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NewsGallaher Pension Scheme agrees £1.7bn buy-in, IMI derisks further
Risk watch: A roundup up of the latest derisking transactions, including the Gallaher Pension Scheme’s deal with Standard Life, and the IMI 2014 Deferred Fund buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation.
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NewsSlash EU red tape and use pension money to level up, Aviva boss says
On the go: The government should use Brexit to loosen insurance regulation in order to “put our country’s pension funds to national use”, Aviva chief executive Amanda Blanc has said.
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NewsJust two bulk annuity insurers are signed up to UK Stewardship Code
Only Aviva and Scottish Widows have signed up to the UK Stewardship Code out of the eight bulk annuity insurers, new LCP research has highlighted.
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News2022 set to be a bumper year for bulk annuities
On the go: 2022 is set to be a busy year when it comes to derisking and could break the record for the largest transaction, according to a report from LCP.
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NewsFCA to monitor transfers after Old British Steel scheme exits PPF
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority will be monitoring pension transfer requests from the Old British Steel Pension Scheme, as the scheme has exited its assessment period at the Pension Protection Fund.
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NewsMetal Box completes £2.2bn full buy-in with PIC
On the go: The Metal Box Pension Scheme has completed a full £2.2bn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation, with plans to convert this to a buyout in November 2021.
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NewsBuy-in and buyout volumes to reach more than £8bn
On the go: Total pension scheme buy-in and buyout volumes over the first half of 2021 are expected to reach over £8bn, according to new analysis by Hymans Robertson.
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NewsBritish American Tobacco secures second buy-in with PIC
On the go: The £4.2bn British American Tobacco UK Pension Fund, has signed an additional buy-in deal with Pension Insurance Corporation, insuring approximately £400m of pensioner liabilities.
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Merchant Navy plans to insure all liabilities by 2025
On the go: The £4.1bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund plans to insure all of its remaining liabilities by 2025, as it is set to undergo its next triennial actuarial valuation at the end of the quarter.
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Plumbing business freed of DB scheme liability
On the go: UK-based heating and plumbing distribution business Wolseley is set to be freed of its defined benefit scheme liability following its acquisition by a private investment company.
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NewsEngineering group speeds up derisking as market nears £30bn
At the tail end of what has been the second biggest year ever for derisking transactions, engineering services group Renew Holdings completed a £110m buy-in with Rothesay Life for its Lovell Pension Scheme.
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Old British Steel scheme agrees £2bn buy-in
On the go: Thousands of steelworkers could receive a boost to their pensions after a £2bn buy-in was agreed — a first step towards a full buyout, taking the scheme out of the Pension Protection Fund.
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Co-op scheme completes £350m buy-in with Aviva
On the go: The Co-operative Pension Scheme has completed a £350m buy-in with Aviva, taking its total transactions this year beyond £2bn, as defined benefit schemes look to capitalise on cheaper deals amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Co-op buys in £400m on back of widened spreads
On the go: The Co-operative Pension Scheme has agreed a £400m buy-in with the Pension insurance Corporation, covering the pensions of around 2,000 members.
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WPP shifts further £250m with PIC buy-in
On the go: Advertising giant WPP has entered a £250m buy-in contract with the Pension Insurance Corporation, adding to a £140m transaction already completed with the same insurer in 2018.
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Co-op buys in further £1bn of liabilities
On the go: Retail group The Co-op has secured the pensions of 7,000 defined benefit members in a bulk annuity transaction with the Pension Insurance Corporation.
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SSE further de-risks with £750m buy-in with PIC
On the go: The Scottish Hydro-Electric Pension Scheme – sponsored by Scottish and Southern Energy – has converted a longevity swap into a £750m buy-in contract with the Pension Insurance Corporation.
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LCP: Buyout deals more than double in 12 months to £34bn
On the go: The momentum in pension buy-ins and buyouts continues unabated, with a record £34bn of deals completed over the year to June 30 2019.
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British American Tobacco strikes £3.4bn buy-in deal
On the go: British American Tobacco's UK pension scheme has agreed a buy-in covering both pensioners and deferred members, the third largest struck to date.
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PIC de-risking reaches £6bn in H1 with £40bn in pipeline
On the go: The Pension Insurance Corporation has completed nine de-risking transactions totalling £6bn in the first half of 2018, a record for the company with a pipeline of new business of more than £40bn.