James Mullins
Risk Reduction
Third buy-in takes scheme’s insured benefits to around half of liabilities
06 January 2022
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Bulk annuity with unnamed insurer is expected to convert to buyout soon
15 December 2021
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Headline news in 2001 is now good news for members, says James Mullins
08 September 2021
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
Quieter H1 market due to busy second half last year and well-prepared schemes could benefit
12 August 2021
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The deal is the first announced by this insurer for 2021, with a focus on ‘value not volume’
14 July 2021
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) concluded £5.6bn on bulk annuities in 2020 after recording just over £2.1bn in the second half of the year.
18 March 2021
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5 min read
Risk Reduction
Around £1trn of pension risk could be insured by just over a decade’s time as bulk annuity volumes grow rapidly, also boosting insurers’ rankings in the FTSE 100, according to Hymans Robertson.
11 February 2021
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Fewer pension schemes are targeting self-sufficiency as their long-term objective while bulk annuity pricing improves and the consolidation market opens up.
08 October 2020
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to curb pension scheme enthusiasm for buy-ins and buyouts, says Hymans Robertson.
23 April 2020
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
A significant increase in so-called ‘mega-transactions’ accounted for around two-thirds of the record-breaking bulk-annuity transfer volumes for 2019, Hymans Robertson analysis reveals.
30 January 2020
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2 min read
