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The Aon Minet Pension Scheme has secured a £100m buy-in with Pension Corporation to cover approximately a quarter of its pensioners' liabilities.
Pension Corporation has completed the buyout of an ancient merchant trade association's defined benefit pension scheme.
The overwhelming majority of pension schemes are highly vulnerable to future inflation rises, according to a joint survey by Redington and Pension Corporation.
Bulk annuity business was up fivefold in the second quarter of the year, but falling affordability pushed schemes towards buy-ins rather than buyouts, research shows.
Industry figures are expecting a host of de-risking insurance deals to be undertaken by "quasi-public sector" schemes in the coming months.