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Pacific Life Re takes on £1.6bn longevity swap

Russia prohibits any reinsurance to UK, US and EU

It is a countermove to the slew of sanctions taken against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine

Confidence restored in Part VII transfer market after court ruling

But others brand the PAC-Rothesay judgement "a travesty"

Prudential Financial and Zurich seal £6bn longevity swap

The transaction is Prudential Financial's third largest UK longevity risk transfer deal so far

PIC strikes £1.6bn buy-in with merchant navy pensions

Deal involves converting an existing longevity swap

Rothesay Life claims UK's largest pensions buy-out deal

Liabilities valued at £4.7bn to be transferred from GEC pension plan

Legal & General completes Hitachi Data Systems bulk annuity deal

This is the third buy-in deal between Legal & General and the Hitachi plan

M&S offloads pension liabilities in another multi-insurer deal

Pension Insurance Corporation and Phoenix Life take on £1.4bn of liabilities

PIC and JRP take on pension scheme risks

JRP predicts increase in activity for 2017

Border crossing?

Scotland-based insurance companies have drawn up contingency plans ahead of the referendum on independence. In the event of a 'yes' vote they could even move south of the border, as Hugo Coelho reports