Michael Abramson has joined Hymans Robertson from Prudential as a Partner and Risk Transfer Specialist, based in the firm’s London office.
Most recently he was Prudential’s Director of Wholesale Transactions, and brings roughly 15 years of industry experience to his new role. While at Prudential he was responsible for the firm’s bulk annuity team and was involved in more than £5 billion of longevity hedging on its annuity back book.
He has been involved in a number of the most prominent deals witnessed in the risk transfer space, including both the largest buy-in (£3 billion) and buy-out (£2.5 billion) ever completed.
Before joining Prudential, he held a number of senior roles at Legal & General’s bulk annuity team, and at Mercer.
Partner and Head of Risk Transfer Solutions at Hymans Robertson, James Mullins, said; “Michael’s fantastic credentials mean he will be a first class addition to our fast-growing risk transfer team. The experience he brings from the highest-profile transactions will enable us to further extend our outstanding risk transfer advice in what we expect to be a record breaking year in this area.”
Commenting on his new position, Abramson said; “Hymans Robertson’s risk transfer practice stands out by its commitment to provide tailored transaction advice to each client. I am thrilled to be joining the team at such an exciting time for risk transfer. I look forward to driving many more ground-breaking transactions and working to capture the best risk transfer solutions for our clients.”
