All Insurance articles – Page 3
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NewsM&G, Just Group announce buy-ins worth combined £570m
Machinery manufacturer NSK and aviation services group John Menzies have insured the benefits of nearly 7,000 members in separate deals.
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NewsStandard Life completes £880m buy-in of Rolls-Royce-Bentley scheme
Standard Life has insured the Rolls-Royce & Bentley Pension Fund with a full scheme buy-in worth approximately £880m.
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NewsRoyal London enters bulk annuity market with two deals
Mutual insurance and investment group Royal London is first of two predicted new entrants to the pension insurance sector.
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NewsRethinking the DB endgame
DB schemes could be missing a trick by completing insurance transactions, according to new research
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News‘Systemic risks’ in rushing to embrace insurer buyouts, warns SPP
In its Vision 2030 report, the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) warned that insurance buyouts ‘may not always be the answer’ and diversification of endgame options beyond government gilts was needed to secure the long-term future of all pension schemes.
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NewsP&O announces £440m scheme buy-in
The trustee of the P&O Pension Scheme has today announced that it has agreed a £440 million buy-in with Rothesay, securing the remaining benefits of 5,300 scheme members.
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NewsCan a specialist service help endgame schemes manage illiquid assets?
The move has been prompted by an improvement in pension scheme funding levels among over the past twelve months, and presenting the option for risk transfer sooner than previously anticipated.
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NewsIMI 2014 Deferred Fund signs £175mn partial buy-in
On the go: The £563mn IMI 2014 Deferred Fund has signed a partial £175mn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation.
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NewsMorrisons scheme secures buy-in on back of gilt yields rise
On the go: The Wm Morrison 1967 Pension Scheme has agreed a £762mn buy-in with Rothesay, securing the remainder of the liabilities for the 1967 section of the Morrisons Retirement Saver Plan.
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NewsChemical company scheme agrees £430mn buy-in
On the go: The Tioxide Pension Fund has agreed to a £430mn buy-in with Legal & General.
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NewsFull scheme buy-ins to dominate market in 2023
On the go: With many defined benefit schemes advancing in their derisking plan due to higher gilt yields, WTW is expecting full scheme buy-ins to dominate a “busy market”.
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NewsNew British Steel scheme secures third buy-in
On the go: The British Steel Pension Scheme has signed a £2bn buy-in with Legal & General, bringing the total liabilities insured to around 60 per cent.
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NewsAmey OS Pension Scheme completes £400mn buy-in
On the go: The £673.8mn Amey OS Pension Scheme has secured a £400mn buy-in transaction with Pension Insurance Corporation.
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NewsInterserve Pension Scheme agrees £400mn buy-in
On the go: The Interserve Pension Scheme has agreed a £400mn buy-in with Aviva, securing the benefits of more than 7,000 members.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus rises £5.2bn in December
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,131 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased by £5.2bn in December.
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NewsTomkins Schemes complete £132mn full buy-ins
On the go: Two pension schemes sponsored by Gates Group, the Tomkins Schemes, have completed full buy-ins worth a combined £132mn with Pension Insurance Corporation.
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NewsDB schemes’ funding position improves £400bn in 2022
On the go: The aggregate funding level of defined benefit schemes improved by around £400bn in 2022, with many of these plans moving into a surplus for the first time, new research has shown.
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NewsCo-operative Pension Scheme completes £1.2bn full section buy-in
On the go: The £11.8bn Co-operative Pension Scheme’s £2.1bn Bank Section has completed a full £1.2bn buy-in with Rothesay.
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NewsRobinson & Sons scheme completes £44mn full buy-in
On the go: The circa £69.1mn Robinson & Sons Limited Pension Fund has agreed a full buy-in of its £44mn of pension scheme liabilities with Legal & General.
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NewsBalfour Beatty Pension Fund completes £1.7bn longevity swap
On the go: The £4bn Balfour Beatty Pension Fund has signed a £1.7bn longevity swap transaction with Zurich Assurance and Scor.