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  • Sharp decline in interest rates could dampen UK bulk annuity growth

    18 April 2024

    Moody's also says competition for illiquid assets could compress yields and dilute portfolio quality

  • Insurance Risk Data collecting key data and reports from breadth and width of Europe's insurance industry

    12 April 2024

    Undertakings have published their annual solvency filings for 2023

  • UK pension demand drives bulk annuity volumes to record £49.1bn in 2023

    27 March 2024

    Actuarial consultancy LCP said the market was boosted by two new entrants

  • M&G seeks £1bn-1.5bn in bulk annuity sales annually

    21 March 2024

    Life insurer is also developing alternative strategies for pension risk transfer

  • Moody's cuts M&G's credit rating one notch, citing "diminished resilience"

    18 October 2023

    UK life insurer retains a solid investment grade rating

  • M&G re-enters annuity market with two bulk deals

    20 September 2023

    Life insurer hits limits on tier 2 and tier 3 debt in Solvency II calculations

  • British insurers target £100bn of investment after Solvency UK reforms

    06 July 2023

    Association of British Insurers initiative aims to support UK infrastructure projects

  • Zurich's UK chief Tim Bailey becomes ABI president

    03 July 2023

    Clare Bousfield, chief executive for retail and savings at M&G, is appointed deputy president

  • Athora names Michael Koller as its group CRO

    29 June 2023

    Koller is joined by Chantal Waight who has taken up a senior risk role at the European life insurance consolidator

  • UK life firms' matching adjustment benefit drops to £66bn

    25 April 2023

    Analysis of 2022 year-end reports by Insurance Risk Data