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  • Rothesay Life completes £123m pension buy-in

    07 March 2014

    First deal since acquisition of MetLife's £3bn UK bulk annuity portfolio

  • Martin Clarke to be UK Government Actuary

    07 March 2014

    Will replace the retiring Trevor Llanwarne

  • Prettejohn quits PRA board

    06 March 2014

    Former Brit chairman in post for nine months

  • Swiss Re, Scor and Munich Re share in Aviva's £5bn longevity risk swap

    06 March 2014

    Largest longevity deal with pension fund to date

  • Aviva sees no escape from G-SII status

    06 March 2014

    Solvency II restructuring costs drop to £79m

  • L&G trebles bulk annuity business

    05 March 2014

    More growth expected in bulk than individual annuity markets

  • PIC delivers £30m buy-in for parcel pensioners

    05 March 2014

    The transaction covers around £30m of pensioner liabilities and 645 members

  • Impact Forecasting launches new EU windstorm model

    05 March 2014

    Developed in partnership with the University of Cologne

  • L&G: Clarity on Solvency II capital will take another 18 months

    05 March 2014

    Anticipates Solvency II capital surplus to be no lower than its Solvency I IGD capital surplus

  • Diversification and caution characterise insurers' 2014 asset strategies

    05 March 2014

    Another year of weak yields from bonds is prompting some insurers to continue diversifying their investment portfolios. But with predictions of weaker equity markets and continuing low interest rates, others are battening down the hatches. Jamie Bullen and Christopher Cundy report