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After 15 years, PIC's sometime student-actuary named as its next top originator

UK pension risk transfer volumes hit £44.7bn in 2022

LCP says Legal & General had the highest share of the UK bulk annuity market

UK pension risk deals may reach £600bn this decade, says PIC's chief

Tracy Blackwell said the UK pension risk transfer market has huge potential

Insurers happy with UK's Solvency II plans, but capital savings remain uncertain

The government has grabbed positive headlines with its proposals to reform Solvency II, but the industry is cautious about the how they will pan out. Cintia Cheong reports

PIC's Giles Fairhead: traditional risks are colliding with global events

Paul Walsh sits down with PIC's CRO Giles Fairhead to reflect on today's heightened risk environment, the post-pandemic work culture and two crucial regulatory reforms for the UK's pension insurers

UK Solvency II reforms warmly welcomed by life insurers

The changes would include cuts to the risk margin for life insurers of 60-70%, while capital held by life insurers could be slashed by 15%. Paul Walsh and Cintia Cheong get the market's reaction

UK's first pensions superfund to disrupt the bulk annuity market

Regulator approves Clara Pensions, but insurers disapprove

Three pension insurer CEOs join ABI board

Tracy Blackwell, Addy Loudiadis and Andy Curran are the appointees

UK insurers fight for tougher rules for pension superfunds

DB consolidation vehicles given greenlight to operate

PIC on path to issue RT1 debt

Boost to capital needed for business expansion