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Risk Reduction
Scottish Widows completed five bulk annuity transactions in 2019, with liabilities insured exceeding £2bn.
21 February 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The trustees of the £3bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) have secured £1.6bn of members’ pension benefits through a buy-in transaction with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
10 February 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) insured £7.2bn of scheme liabilities over the course of 2019, recording more new business than in any year prior.
28 January 2020
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
A self-sufficiency approach is not riskless and trustees must consider covenant strength and longevity exposure. Chris Ramsey looks at the key considerations of running schemes on.
16 January 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Insurers are now able to accommodate up to £30bn of bulk annuity transactions every year with no impact on pricing, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
23 December 2019
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The value of UK bulk annuity deals is set to quadruple in the 2020s when compared to this decade, Mercer has predicted.
09 December 2019
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Greater regulatory focus on covenant, holistic risk management, and long-term targets has helped proactive schemes approach their endgames earlier, says Adolfo Aponte.
04 December 2019
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
There has been a 30% reduction in the number of small scheme buy-in and buyout transactions, highlighting how insurer attention has shifted towards larger deals.
25 October 2019
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Small schemes are facing “obvious challenges” in grabbing insurer attention as “jumbo” deals are beginning to typify the bulk annuity market, Aon says.
21 October 2019
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
FTSE 100 risk settlement transactions have reached £70bn as a third of these firms remove longevity risk, according to Aon.
09 October 2019
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1 min read
