PP looks at how the Just Retirement and Partnership merger could impact market competition.
Volatility of bulk annuity pricing is likely to continue in the coming months amid difficult market conditions according to Aon Hewitt.
The Kingfisher Pension Scheme has undergone a £230m medically underwritten buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) in a landmark deal for the bulk annuity market.
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has written £900m of bulk annuity premiums in the first quarter of 2016 according to its end of year results.
The bulk annuity market had a record final quarter in 2015 as buy-in and buyout deals totalled £5.4bn, according to LCP.
LV= has said it will not launch into bulk annuities this year so that it can focus on its core strategy, but remains interested in the market.
Prudential has seen a 46% fall in individual annuity sales during 2015 following the introduction of the April pension freedoms.
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Scottish Widows' life and pension sales have risen by 10% since 2014 on the back of £2.8bn from its first two bulk annuity deals.
Michael Walker has been appointed principal consultant in Aon Hewitt's risk settlement group.