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L&G completes £4.4bn bulk annuity with BAE Systems Pension Scheme

By IAN Editorial Desk
15 July 2018·Updated 25 August 2026·1 min read

By IAN Editorial Desk Legal & General today announced completion of a £4.4bn bulk annuity buy-in with the BAE Systems Pension Scheme, covering a portion of...

Legal & General today announced completion of a £4.4bn bulk annuity buy-in with the BAE Systems Pension Scheme, covering a portion of the scheme’s defined benefit liabilities.

The transaction transfers £4.4bn of BAE Systems Pension Scheme liabilities to Legal & General, in what has been reported as a major de-risking move for the aerospace and defence group’s retirement plan.

Industry commentary has described the deal as a 2018 landmark transaction in the defence sector pension market, centred on the £4.4bn buy-in between Legal & General and the BAE Systems Pension Scheme.


Sources: hymans.co.uk · johnralfe.com

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