Browsing: 2026 – April

CMT will use the proceeds of this issue to refinance outstanding indebtedness, acquire mortgages originated by HomeEquity Bank, and to fund ongoing operations.

Funded reinsurance transactions involving UK life insurers will face enhanced regulatory requirements under new proposals unveiled today by the Prudential Regulation Authority.

There are new rules around surplus extraction as well as a permanent regime for the superfund market which could impact the DB pension de-risking market going forward.

£11m bulk purchase annuity buy-in with Just Group. The deal secures the benefits for 147 scheme members.

The total number of life insurance policies purchased in the life settlement industry’s secondary market grew 10.2% from 2,697 in 2024 to 2,972 in 2025, according to new data published by life settlement provider, Coventry.

Third-party capital in the asset intensive life reinsurance market now sits at all-time highs, but just how much higher can it go?

Business may be brisk in the UK pension risk transfer market, but human capital constraints mean lower activity than is potentially possible.

Greg Winterton spoke to Daniel Taylor, Client Director at Trafalgar House, to explore the essential priorities for trustees navigating the complex path toward de-risking.

All 500 members of the Videndum DB scheme and £43m of assets will transfer to the Clara Pension Trust, which will see Clara inject additional ringfenced capital into the scheme.

The latest results of its Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI) shows that during March, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process climbed 40 basis points, from 100.5% to 100.9% of a plan’s accounting liabilities.