Author: LMI Newsdesk

The positive changes in DB scheme funding over the last couple of years have presented new challenges and opportunities for schemes and a different set of decisions for trustees and sponsors.

Daiichi’s obligations to policyholders will remain unchanged following the reinsurance agreement, and Daiichi will continue to administer and service the policies.

2025 saw a shift in the risk transfer market towards smaller pension schemes, says Hymans Robertson in its latest report.

£100m bulk purchase annuity transaction with Aviva. The deal secures the benefits of all 225 deferred and 1,127 pensioner members.

£40 million full-scheme buy-in transaction with a financial services sector pension scheme, securing the future benefits for more than 80 pensioners and 60 deferred members.

With final insurer 2025 results now published, analysis by LCP shows a strong finish to the year for the UK pension risk transfer market, with a record-breaking 367 buy-ins totalling £38.2bn.

£32m full scheme bulk purchase annuity buy-in secures the benefits of all 452 Scheme members.

Pension Insurance Corporation will continue to operate under the PIC brand as it continues to grow and compete in the UK’s pension risk transfer market.

In March 2026, following data cleaning, Utmost Life and Pensions issued 453 individual policies to secure scheme benefits.

£140m transaction secures the future retirement benefits for around 650 members of the plan.