Life

Competitive Pension Risk Transfer Cost Inches up to 101.7% in February

2025-03-31

The latest results of the Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI) suggest that during February, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process ticked u

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Clark & Butcher Limited Pension Scheme Completes Bulk Purchase Annuity Buy-In With Just Group

2025-03-31

The Clark & Butcher Limited Pension Scheme has completed a £2m full scheme bulk purchase annuity buy-in transaction with Just Group. “We are pleased to announce the successful completion of this

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UK Pension Risk Transfer Market Sees Six Insurers Each Write Over £5bn for the First Time

2025-03-31

Analysis by Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) shows that 2024 was another strong year for the UK pension risk transfer market, with a record-breaking 298 buy-ins / outs totalling £47.8bn plus £0.8bn of s

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Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees Enters Into Third and Fourth Longevity Hedging Transactions with Rothesay Life

2025-03-31

Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees Limited has entered into two new longevity insurance and reinsurance arrangements to further protect the Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes from the cost of un

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A Gomez Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme Completes Buy-Out Deal With Aviva

2025-03-19

Aviva has today announced the completion of a £4.8m bulk purchase annuity buy-out with the A Gomez Limited Retirement Benefits scheme. The buy-out transaction was completed in January 2025, with the b

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Canada Life Completes Full Scheme Buy-In Deal With Unnamed Scheme

2025-03-19

An unnamed pension scheme has completed a £361m full scheme buy-in transaction with Canada Life, covering over 850 deferred members and approximately 650 pensioners. The deal is Canada Life’s largest

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Resolution Life in Strategic Reinsurance Agreement with Protective Life

2025-03-19

Resolution Life has entered into a reinsurance transaction with Protective Life Corporation’s insurance subsidiaries. Protective is a US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. The tra

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Universal Life Insurance Application Down in February Versus Prior Year

2025-03-19

Universal life insurance applications continued the recent downwards trend, showing a decline of -18.5% versus February last year. Universal Life has not seen year on year growth since November 2023.

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PPF Index Aggregate Surplus Declined in February

2025-03-19

The Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index, which tracks the level of underfunding risk in the PPF-eligible universe using the latest scheme return information provided to The Pensions Regulator, showed t

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Average Time to Buy-Out for FTSE350 DB Pension Schemes Decreases to 4.4 Years

2025-03-19

Consultants Barnett Waddingham’s latest DB End Gauge index says that the average time to buy-out for FTSE350 DB pension schemes has decreased slightly over the month to 28 February 2025, falling from

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Church of Scotland Pension Trustees Completes Bulk Purchase Annuity Buy-In Deal With Just Group

2025-03-19

The Church of Scotland Pension Trustees has completed a multi-scheme £75m buy-in with Just Group. The transaction, which completed in December 2024, insures the benefits of three sections across two

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Obra Capital Partners with iCapital

2025-03-19

Asset manager Obra Capital, which manages products in the life settlement market, has entered into a partnership with iCapital, a fintech platform that connects alternative investment strategies to th

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