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The news comes nine months after the trustees signed a £4.3bn full scheme buy-in with PIC, which has appointed Brightwell as its administration partner.
The transaction secures the benefits of all 39 members, comprising 17 pensioners and 22 deferred members, and completed on 29 May 2026.
£11m buy-in secures the benefits of 24 deferred members and 59 pensioners and dependant pensioners.
The transaction, completed in May 2026, secures the benefits of the remaining 629 deferred and 51 pensioner members of the Plan and completes the buy-in of all plan liabilities.
Overall mortality rates in England and Wales in the first half of 2026 were lower than in any previous first half of the year for males and females, according to the UK’s Continuous Mortality Investigation.
General pace of activity picking up after slow first quarter of 2026.
Continued improvements in organ transplant techniques and procedures are increasing the success rate and post-operation life expectancy.
Complexity in modelling cash flows and risks in longevity-linked assets means challenges for asset managers looking to source capital from US insurers.
Longevity and Mortality Investor’s Editor’s Letter for the July 2026 issue.
This transaction is Resolution Life’s fourth in two months following three recent deals in Asia.