Q4 boom makes 2011 record year for risk transfer: Aon Hewitt

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More than £12bn of scheme risk was transferred to insurers last year after a small number of huge deals in the final quarter gave the market a significant boost, says Aon Hewitt.

The consultant's 2012 review of the risk settlement market revealed that the volume of business written was 50% above than the previous high reported in 2010. It found that 60% of bulk annuity t...

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