Tiziana Perrella

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PP asks seven leading risk reduction consultants about deal affordability, the risk reduction exercises being conducted at the moment and how schemes can prepare for a transaction

A trend whereby insurers are providing fewer buyout quotations for smaller schemes has accelerated since the end of 2015, according to JLT.

Smaller schemes are increasingly looking to benefit from longevity de-risking opportunities offered through swaps and bulk annuities, accordingly to JLT Employee Benefits.

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.