Do more insurers equal more capacity?

Nikhil Patel takes an in-depth look at current trends in the risk transfer market

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Nikhil Patel: Early engagement with consultants on what is important is essential
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Nikhil Patel: Early engagement with consultants on what is important is essential

It’s an exciting time in the defined benefit (DB) pensions risk transfer market; with record volumes of insurance transactions alongside increasing discussion on run-on strategies, government proposal on industry wide consolidation and a push for pension schemes to support the UK economy.

The risk transfer market is continuing to break records, and this will continue in the coming years based on the transactions already in the pipeline and as insurance ultimately remains the right s...

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