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Standard Life enters Irish pension risk transfer market, offering deferred-member cover

By IAN Editorial Desk
News date: 27 October 2026Published 28 October 2026·2 min read
Primary source: standardlife.ie

Standard Life says insurer choice remains limited in an Irish defined benefit market holding an estimated €65bn.

Standard Life announced its formal entry into Ireland's pension risk transfer (PRT) market on 27 October 2026. The insurer said it was fully transaction-ready to write business covering both pensioner-only and deferred-member liabilities, so that trustees and business owners can pursue full-scheme buyouts.

PRT allows a pension scheme to transfer its liabilities directly to an insurer. Standard Life said the…

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