LCP model puts typical-scheme buy-in pricing 3% better against gilts this year
LCP recorded only one UK pension buy-in above £1bn in the first half.
23 September 2026·2 min read
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NFU Mutual picks Bloomberg and Clearwater for front-to-back investment operating model
NFU Mutual's head of financial control said the automated model should strengthen controls and support investment reporting.
22 September 2026·1 min read
MetLife and Scottish Widows among senior lenders as TPE battery-electric train deal reaches financial close
Alstom says it has signed €1.2bn of supply and maintenance contracts with TPE for the 29 new trains.
22 September 2026·1 min read
Sun Life ties C$1.5bn infrastructure equity plan to Insurance Companies Act amendments
Sun Life aims to deploy C$5bn in Canadian infrastructure over five years, with InfraRed to manage the equity.
20 September 2026·1 min read
PIC’s government bond holdings rise as corporate bonds fall and private investments stand still
New business fell to £0.3bn from £1.1bn in the half in which Athora completed its acquisition.
19 September 2026·2 min read
Warren gives NAIC until 24 September to answer on insurers’ affiliated assets and private credit
The 13 questions cover affiliated investments, private credit valuation and the ratings route around the NAIC’s own review.
13 September 2026·3 min read
L&G fund makes first towers acquisition in €669m VodafoneZiggo deal
Legal & General’s Digital Infrastructure Fund joins DigitalBridge and TD Greystone to buy VodafoneZiggo’s Dutch towers for about €669m.
13 September 2026·2 min read
PRA proposes about 10% capital charge on funded-reinsurance buy-ins written after September
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
Insurers back EIOPA move to strip gas and nuclear breakdowns from Taxonomy templates
Insurance Europe and the CFO Forum have endorsed EIOPA’s proposed simplification of insurers’ EU Taxonomy investment disclosures, backing removal of gas and...
7 September 2026·2 min read
Standard Life assembles £2bn pension risk transfer partnership
The capital is expected to be drawn over five years.
7 September 2026·1 min read
Standard Life awards Ninety One £3bn emerging markets and Asia equity mandate
Standard Life, the retirement business formerly known as Phoenix Group, names Ninety One a core manager, with the actively run brief spanning global...
6 September 2026·2 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