Smiths fully insures 17,000 members with £760m M&G buy-in
By IAN Editorial Desk – Smiths Group today completed a £760m pension scheme buy-in with M&G for the Smiths Industries Pension Scheme, securing the benefits...
21 July 2026·1 min read
PRT & Longevity
20 articlesLCP: £55bn UK buy-ins hinge on ‘highly attractive’ pricing
By IAN Editorial Desk – LCP’s 5 January annual look-ahead forecast said UK buy-in volumes could reach £55bn, with insurer capacity estimated at up to £70bn,...
18 July 2026·3 min read
Rolls-Royce offloads final UK pension risk to PIC for £4.3bn
By IAN Editorial Desk – On , Rolls-Royce Holdings said the trustee of the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund had secured a £4.
16 July 2026·2 min read
Canada Life secures £48m oil and gas pension risk transfer
Canada Life completed a £48m full-scheme buy-in with an unnamed oil and gas sector pension scheme, securing benefits for more than 500 pensioner and...
2 July 2026·1 min read
PIC concludes £35m buy-in with ABRSM pension scheme
Pension Insurance Corporation said it has concluded a £35m full buy-in with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Pension Scheme, with the...
1 July 2026·1 min read
Macfarlane cuts pension balance-sheet risk with £53m Royal London buy-in
Macfarlane Group said the Macfarlane Group PLC Pension & Life Assurance Scheme (1974) had completed a £53m buy-in with Royal London, fully insuring the...
30 June 2026·1 min read
PIC announces £2.8bn BT pension scheme tranche
PIC today announced a £2.
20 September 2025·1 min read
UK bulk annuity capacity reaches £60bn annually
The UK bulk annuity market has consolidated into a structurally higher volume range, with multiple data points now clustering around £50bn–£60bn of annual...
15 May 2025·3 min read
NN Group positions for Dutch pension transition opportunities
NN Life & Pensions has transferred €4 billion of longevity risk to Prudential Financial Inc.
15 March 2025·2 min read
2024 bulk annuity market on track for near-record £48bn
LCP today said UK bulk annuity and buy-in volumes are expected to close 2024 at about £45bn, just below last year’s record £49.
15 December 2024·2 min read