All Just Group articles – Page 4

Opinion

Funding and reinsurance emerge as biggest challenges on the road to buyout

2016-01-28T00:00:00Z

Feature: The introduction of Solvency II last month has made buying out in full even trickier than before, but there are things trustees can do to make it more likely to happen.

Opinion

The cost of a buy-in: A trio of factors dominate pricing

2016-01-15T00:00:00Z

Feature: Many more schemes are expected to explore derisking avenues such as buy-ins and buyouts in 2016, but whether to press ahead will come down to affordability, which hinges on at least three key factors.

News

Burgeoning buyout arena threatens pricing, schemes urged to prepare

2016-01-11T00:00:00Z

The growing number of players in the UK buyout market may, counterintuitively, make it more difficult for pension schemes to get quotations from insurers, industry experts have said.

News

Fuzzy 'new normal' begins to emerge from pension freedom data

2015-11-05T00:00:00Z

Gaps in the data on consumer behaviour following the freedom and choice reforms introduced earlier this year are creating a muddled picture of people’s choices, experts have said.

Opinion

How to take advantage of medically underwritten bulk annuities

2015-09-25T00:00:00Z

Insuring members of a defined benefit scheme through a bulk annuity can appear expensive when compared with the value of liabilities on a scheme funding or an accounting basis.

Opinion

Is the medically underwritten annuity market too good to be true?

2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

With many schemes seeking to take advantage of insurance pricing based on members' individual health rather than the more traditional postcode models, we have seen the emergence of a new approach to the pricing of bulk annuities.

Opinion

How to ensure your members get the best value at retirement

2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The annuities industry has come under increasing fire from all corners of the industry – but there are concrete steps that pension professionals can take to help members get value at retirement.

Features

How to encourage greater uptake of the OMO

2012-12-19T00:00:00Z

Schemes have been urged to provide more detailed information on annuity options to ensure retiring members get the most from their defined contribution (DC) savings.