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The win-win of M&G's with-profits BPA
08 June 2026In the battle among bulk purchase annuity providers to win business, M&G has a unique proposition. Christopher Cundy reports
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UK Pension Schemes Act to have mixed impacts on PRT market
06 May 2026New legislation is expanding the options for pensions schemes to de-risk, which may dent PRT volumes in the short term. Anna Sagar reports
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PRA launches broadside against funded reinsurance
18 September 2025The UK regulator has doubled down on its criticisms about funded re transactions, highlighting a lack of transparency and misaligned incentives. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Tallying the UK regulatory initiatives impacting insurers
14 April 2025From Solvency II to sustainability disclosures, the PRA and FCA are managing over 20 initiatives impacting insurers. Joshua Geer breaks down the pressure points
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RGA eyes global growth of funded re
16 December 2024RGA has been one of the prime movers in reinsuring the UK's pension risk transfer insurers. Izzy Bickford, director, business development, talks to Sarfraz Thind about the funded reinsurance business and how she sees it developing
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Looking under the hood of Cayman Islands' life reinsurance
28 November 2024Jeremy Trader, chief actuary at Cayman Islands-based Knighthead Annuity and Life, tells Sarfraz Thind it is important to look beyond the surface when judging the jurisdiction's value
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Bermuda's hot life reinsurance market draws the crowds
11 October 2024Last month's Biltir conference in Bermuda was busier than ever, with participants discussing everything from private equity's role, regulatory communication and Manchester United's fax machines. Sarfraz Thind reports
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The heat is on for US asset-intensive reinsurance regulations
29 August 2024At its summer meeting, the NAIC put forward proposals for tightening up the supervision of life reinsurance transactions. It could either spoil or secure what is now a very lucrative market. Sarfraz Thind reports
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LGRA's CEO talks up the three trillion PRT opportunity
26 August 2024George Palms has built Legal and General Retirement America's US PRT business from scratch. But he sees much more opportunity for growth, he tells Sarfraz Thind
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NAIC's asset-intensive reinsurance proposals fuel agony and ecstasy
02 August 2024Soon-to-be-unveiled US rules could have a dramatic impact on the business of asset-intensive reinsurance and have drawn a surge of conflicting opinions from consumers, insurers and regulatory advisors. Sarfraz Thind reports