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Pension risk transfer news and analysis can be found here. The pension risk transfer market sees financial risks associated with defined benefit pension plans transferred from the sponsoring employer or pension scheme to a third party, typically an insurance or reinsurance company.
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Legal & General announces £500mn buy-in with Pearson Pension Plan
25th February 2019
Legal & General has announced the completion of a c.£500 million buy-in transaction with the Pearson Pension Plan, covering approximately 2,200 current pensioner members. In 2017, Legal & General provided a c.£600 million pension buy-in with the Pearson Pension Plan, covering approximately 2,400 members. And, the new £500 million transaction, alongside ... Read the full article
Munich Re closes longevity swap deal with Lafarge pension scheme
18th February 2019
German reinsurer Munich Re has completed a longevity swap deal with the Trustee of Lafarge UK Pension Plan, the UK pension scheme of French industrial company Lafarge. The arrangement is intended to reduce the Plan’s exposure to longevity risk, which arises when pensioners live longer than expected and thus claim more ... Read the full article
Lockheed Martin completes two pension risk transfer agreements
30th January 2019
Lockheed Martin Corporation, a global security and aerospace firm, has announced its involvement in two new pension risk transfer agreements, including a $1.8 billion buy-out with a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. The buy-out agreement sees Lockheed Martin transfer roughly $1.8 billion of its pension obligations via the purchase of a ... Read the full article
Global pension gap a major re/insurance opportunity: Swiss Re
25th January 2019
A growing crisis in the global pensions system represents a major opportunity for the life re/insurance industry to close the funding gap, according to a new report by the Swiss Re Institute. Swiss Re found that the shortfall in pension funding for the global retired population is forecast to grow by ... Read the full article
PIC completes £425mn pension buy-in with Co-op Group
18th January 2019
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), the specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has concluded a £425 million pension buy-in deal with a trust sponsored by the Co-operative Group. The arrangement provides insurance for £425 million of pension liabilities relating to the Somerfield Pension Scheme, which has a total of around £13 ... Read the full article
Bulk annuity ‘mega deals’ trend to impact smaller schemes: WTW
9th January 2019
With the trend of bulk annuity ‘mega deals’ set to continue into 2019, smaller pension schemes are potentially at risk of missing out on attractive pricing as re/insurers prioritise resources to large-scale, high value deals, according to analysts at Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Last year saw unprecedented levels of bulk annuity ... Read the full article
WTW adds Costas Yiasoumi to pension de-risking team
8th January 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Costas Yiasoumi as a Senior Director in its pension de-risking transaction business. Yiasoumi joins WTW from Legal & General, where he served as Head of Core Business, focusing on the buy-in and buy-out market. He has more than 20 years’ experience ... Read the full article
SCOR and PIC complete £1.2bn longevity reinsurance deal
11th December 2018
SCOR has completed a reinsurance deal with Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, that relates to £1.2 billion of longevity risks. The agreement covers the longevity risk of around 8,000 in-payment lives across six separate defined benefit pension schemes. It also marks the second such ... Read the full article
PIC agrees to £1.5bn pension buy-in deal with Rentokil
4th December 2018
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), the specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has entered into a bulk annuity buy-in agreement with UK pest control service Rentokil Initial plc, concerning a pension scheme with liabilities of £1.5 billion. The agreement will provide security for Rentokil Initial 2015 Pension Scheme’s 14,200 members by ... Read the full article
Athene enters pension risk transfer deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb
4th December 2018
Athene Holding Ltd., one of Bermuda's leading retirement services companies, has entered into a pension plan termination transaction with U.S pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Company relating to more than 24,000 active and former employees, retirees and beneficiaries. The agreement will see Athene’s Iowa-based life subsidiary, Athene Annuity and Life Company (AAIA) ... Read the full article
Generali launches new pension risk transfer business unit
16th November 2018
Italian insurance giant Generali has launched a new business unit designed to offer pension risk transfer solutions to multi-national corporations, called Generali Global Pension (GGP). Generali said the unit will aim to accompany corporations in their de-risking journey and cross-border plans, providing a range of services for both plan sponsors and ... Read the full article
2019 set to surpass record year for bulk annuities deals: Hymans Robertson
14th November 2018
2019 is expected to surpass what has been a record-breaking year for bulk annuity transactions, with pension scheme buy-ins and buy-outs likely to pass £20 billion by the end of 2018, according to analysts at Hymans Robertson. Deal volumes in 2018 doubled the previous record set in 2014 and Hymans Robertson ... Read the full article
MassMutual takes on $50mn of pension liabilities from Scripps
8th November 2018
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has agreed to take on approximately $50 million of pension plan obligations from U.S broadcasting company. E.W. Scripps. The transaction, which involves a group annuity contract, will see MassMutual assume responsibility for the pension benefits of approximately 2,000 Scripps retirees and beneficiaries. Scripps plans to fund ... Read the full article
Prudential Financial closes $3.2bn in new longevity reinsurance agreements
18th October 2018
Prudential Retirement, a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., has concluded $3.2 billion in previously undisclosed longevity reinsurance contracts. As part of these transactions, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) will assume the longevity risk for approximately 13,200 retirees. Prudential said that the conclusion of this deal reflects the rapid expansion of ... Read the full article
Legal & General completes £2.4bn Nortel pension buyout
9th October 2018
Legal & General has completed a £2.4 billion buyout of the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan, covering approximately 15,500 pensioner members and around 7,200 deferred members. Nortel went into administration in 2009 and the plan entered a Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment period, where it has remained whilst worldwide litigation and ... Read the full article
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