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Wood Pension Plan secures £1.65bn buy-in with Legal & General

By IAN Editorial Desk
1 September 2026·Updated 6 September 2026·1 min read

The transaction secured benefits for all 16,400 members of the Wood Pension Plan.

Legal & General today announced a £1.65bn buy-in with the Wood Pension Plan, securing the scheme's benefits with a bulk annuity transaction.

The deal covers all 16,400 members of the Wood Pension Plan. A buy-in of this size is material primary-market flow for L&G's bulk annuity business because the announcement names the insurer, the scheme and a £1.65bn transaction.


Sources: group.legalandgeneral.com

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