bulk annuity
Defined Benefit
The volume of bulk annuity deals written in the first half of 2016 was 40% smaller compared to the previous year, according to Aon Hewitt.
21 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Partnership's director of defined benefit (DB) solutions Costas Yiasoumi has left the firm after two years and has been replaced by Tim Coulson.
20 July 2016
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The ICI Pension Fund has revealed it saved £10m by completing its latest buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) shortly after the EU referendum.
19 July 2016
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
A trend whereby insurers are providing fewer buyout quotations for smaller schemes has accelerated since the end of 2015, according to JLT.
12 July 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Mortality studies are increasingly seen as a method for trustees and companies to better understand scheme membership life expectancy. Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how this can help companies make better financial decisions.
08 July 2016
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
While the market volatility and falling gilt yields in the aftermath of the EU referendum is bad news for DB schemes, they could actually benefit from more attractive buy-in and buyout pricing. Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores which schemes could benefit...
04 July 2016
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Just Retirement has undertaken a pensioner buy-in for the Galliford Try defined benefit (DB) scheme.
01 July 2016
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Parts of the bulk annuity market are showing less appetite for buyouts of smaller schemes despite improvement in pricing for full scheme buyouts.
21 June 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The ICI Pension Fund has completed a £630m buy-in covering over 4,000 of its members with Scottish Widows.
14 June 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
A guide has been published to help trustees and other industry professionals understand how medical underwriting can be used to de-risk defined benefit (DB) schemes.
02 June 2016
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2 min read
