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Defined Benefit
Bulk annuity business in 2016 will outstrip last year's levels despite a slow start due to the introduction of Solvency II, according to Willis Towers Watson.
07 March 2016
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2 min read
Risk Management
Data cleansing is an increasingly important step in the path to bulk annuities especially with growth in medical underwriting. Kristian Brunt Seymour explores how it can benefit schemes.
22 February 2016
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7 min read
Risk Management
Insurers should consider eyeing up smaller de-risking transactions rather than focusing on the mega deals that can end up falling away, according to Aon Hewitt.
18 February 2016
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2 min read
Risk Management
As the number of small bulk annuity deals have fallen year on year despite overall growth in the market, Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how small schemes can avoid being squeezed out.
16 February 2016
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4 min read
Bulk Annuities
As insurers implement new capital buffers that make bulk annuities less profitable, Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how it will impact the market.
01 February 2016
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
If structured correctly longevity swaps should not form a barrier to schemes going on to do buy-ins or buyouts according to Murray Blake.
21 January 2016
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4 min read
Bulk Annuities
The Pensions Institute has predicted there will be rapid growth in medically underwritten bulk annuities as schemes turn to ‘top-sliced' deals and traditional insurers get into the market.
13 January 2016
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3 min read
Bulk Annuities
Volumes of buy-ins and buy-outs exceeded £11bn for 2015 according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
08 January 2016
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The Alcatel-Lucent Pension Scheme has completed a £300m pensioner buy-in with Aviva.
05 January 2016
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Inchcape has wound up the TKM Group scheme through a buyout with Aviva that covers £300m of pension liabilities.
23 December 2015
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