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Completed in June 2025, the transaction secures the benefits of over 1,000 pensioners and dependents as well as over 750 deferred members.
The overall mood at the event was upbeat, with attendees generally seeing the industry as having successfully navigated the macroeconomic tumult of recent years.
Fenwick’s pension schemes have completed bulk purchase annuity buy-in transactions totalling £113m with Aviva. The transactions are part of a series of deals that stretch back to 2012.
The number of policies sold rose 7% in the second quarter, which is the highest growth rate recorded in LIMRA’s quarterly survey since 1983.
Buy-in insures the benefits of all 348 members of the defined benefit section of the Scheme, sponsored by Welcome Break Group Ltd.
Cashing Out is a documentary from New York-based filmmaker Matt Nadel that tells the stories of three people who had a direct link to the viatical settlement industry in the US in the 1980s and 1990s.
Recent M&A activity could continue as market continues to boom.
The life settlement market isn’t just a niche for policy sales; it’s a goldmine of mortality data that can elevate financial advising. By looking beyond traditional sources and embracing these insights, financial advisors could produce more accurate retirement income models for their clients and their businesses.
GMP Equalisation is continuing to be a significant hurdle for DB pension schemes on the final stretch to buyout but with the right tools, support and technology, these obstacles don’t have to derail transactions.
The pension risk transfer market in the UK has delivered plenty of talking points in 2025 so far in what has been another busy year for the space. Greg Winterton spoke to Pretty Sagoo, Managing Director of Defined Benefit Solutions at Just Group, to get a risk buyer’s perspective on the current state of the market and the outlook for the balance of the year.