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  • UK matching adjustment benefit rises to £78bn

    09 July 2024

    More business for bulk annuity insurers, as interest rates dip

  • Labour election win could hit UK bulk annuity volumes

    19 June 2024

    Labour's support for the Mansion House reforms is also likely to expand the endgame options for pension schemes

  • Solvency II risk margin reform liberates at least £13bn of capital for UK insurers

    13 May 2024

    InsuranceERM analysis of top 20 insurers reveal companies with largest savings

  • 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

  • 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

  • Royal London kicks off bulk annuity business with two internal deals

    08 March 2024

    UK mutual builds investment expertise in illiquid assets to support growth

  • Names emerge of three new UK insurers poised to enter bulk annuity market

    26 February 2024

    Booming volumes attract competitors to eight already active in the business

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

    25 April 2023

    Analysis of 2022 year-end reports by Insurance Risk Data

  • Royal London achieved extra capital benefit in 2022 from MA usage

    12 April 2023

    But the insurer's solvency and financial condition report shows TMTP gave far higher capital benefit

  • Royal London sales up 12% in 2022, completes with-profits consolidation

    08 March 2023

    UK mutual exits over-50s life insurance market as reinsurance costs increase