Archive

  • Rishi Sunak meets UK annuity writers, promises speedy reform to Solvency II

    28 June 2022

    Finance ministry acknowledges complexity of changes

  • Bullish outlook for UK's bulk annuity market in 2022

    19 January 2022

    The UK's bulk market remains buoyant with growing insurer capacity. This year could also see mega transactions and potential shifts in market dynamics. Ronan McCaughey explains

  • Legal & General seals £650m bulk annuity buy-in deal

    21 December 2021

    The sponsor, Mitchells & Butlers, operates a number of UK restaurants, pubs and bars

  • UK court sanctions Prudential-Rothesay annuity transfer

    24 November 2021

    Green light for Part VII transfer of £11bn of liabilities

  • EDITORIAL: Watch out for the death of life portfolio transfers

    05 November 2021

    Christopher Cundy reviews the case of Prudential's Part VII transfer to Rothesay

  • Pension Insurance Corporation seals 2021's largest PRT deal

    04 October 2021

    Insurer takes on £2.2bn of liabilities from UK pension scheme

  • Prudential Financial and Zurich seal £6bn longevity swap

    28 April 2021

    The transaction is Prudential Financial's third largest UK longevity risk transfer deal so far

  • UK pension risk transfer demand could soar to £100bn

    09 April 2021

    LCP says insurers need to be prepared for the volumes of pension risk transfer business it expects later in this decade. Ronan McCaughey explains why there is such an upbeat outlook for the sector

  • Appeal court overturns block on Prudential-Rothesay Life annuity transfer

    02 December 2020

    Part VII transfer of £12bn of annuities to Rothesay set for second hearing

  • Three pension insurer CEOs join ABI board

    09 November 2020

    Tracy Blackwell, Addy Loudiadis and Andy Curran are the appointees