PRA proposes about 10% capital charge on funded-reinsurance buy-ins from October
Aon expects the first half to have cleared £10bn, while XPS put the same half below that level in July.
10 September 2026·2 min read
PRT & Longevity
33 articlesStandard Life assembles £2bn pension risk transfer partnership
The capital is expected to be drawn over five years.
7 September 2026·1 min read
Clara-Pensions agrees second Small Schemes Offering transaction with unnamed c£40m scheme
The consolidator will take more than 400 members and approximately £40m of assets from an unnamed scheme into its pooled section for smaller schemes,...
6 September 2026·1 min read
M&G books £1.7 billion of with-profits bulk annuities in eight months
BPA Plus, launched in February, leaves roughly 80% of the economics with the With-Profits Fund and has already beaten 2025’s full-year annuity volumes;...
6 September 2026·2 min read
Athora Netherlands takes on €3.1bn Delta Lloyd Pensioenfonds liabilities
The transfer had already received approval from DNB.
4 September 2026·1 min read
Milliman buyout index puts competitive retiree cost at 99.7% for July
Competitive retiree buyout cost rose 10 bps to 99.7% of accounting liability in the July reading, published 31 August 2026, while average pricing climbed to...
2 September 2026·2 min read
Canada Life completes £400m Samworth Brothers pension scheme buy-in
The transaction secures benefits for more than 3,000 pensioners and 4,000 deferred members.
2 September 2026·1 min read
Wood Pension Plan secures £1.65bn buy-in with Legal & General
The transaction secured benefits for all 16,400 members of the Wood Pension Plan.
1 September 2026·1 min read
Fitch says Standard Life PRT partnership strengthens competitiveness but adds illiquid-asset exposure
Standard Life will contribute £500m over five years, with partners providing a further £1.5bn.
24 August 2026·1 min read
Standard Life secures up to £2bn for UK pension buyouts
Standard Life is contributing £500m of the initial capital alongside its new investors.
20 August 2026·1 min read