Browsing: 2026 – May
New survey by WTW says that half of £1bn+ schemes expect to run-on.
£42m bulk purchase annuity transaction secures the pensions of 485 members.
The transaction was completed in November 2025 and secures the benefits of 708 Scheme members, including 222 pensioners and 486 deferred members.
This is the third scheme Just Group has insured for The Church of Scotland Pension Trustees after two prior transactions, valued at a combined £75m, were completed in December 2024.
New data suggests the average life settlement payout to policyholders is over $200,000.
PRTs in the Netherlands have been steadily increasing since the government passed the Futures of Pensions Act.
Recent regulatory and macroeconomic developments set to drive increased options for capital markets investors to work with the Japanese life insurance industry.
Dr. Christoph Schmitt, Director, Insurance at Fitch Ratings offers his views on the German life insurance consolidation market.
The Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited Staff Pension Scheme has completed a £200m bulk purchase annuity transaction with Standard Life.
The transaction, which completed in April 2026, covers the pensions of 1,584 members, which includes c.600 deferred members and approximately 900 current pensioners and dependants.