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Partnership reins in spending as annuity quotes fall 50%
14 May 2014First quarter sales of individual annuities drop 44%
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Annuity changes put corporate bonds under pressure
23 April 2014Revisions to the UK's legislation around annuities is causing insurers to rethink investment strategies. Hardeep Dhillon examines the impact on sterling capital markets and demand for assets
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The UK pensions bombshell: opportunities among the wreckage?
11 April 2014The UK annuities market is undergoing a dramatic change as the rules on retirement products are rewritten. In this article, Christopher Cundy looks at five major implications for products and strategy
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Partnership appoints bulk annuities director
02 April 2014Costas Yiasoumi joins specialist UK insurer
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Fitch cuts outlook on UK life insurance to negative
01 April 2014Recent events create threats for sector
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Stock market grief continues for specialist annuity providers
20 March 2014But larger insurers bounce back
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UK life insurers shocked by pensions rule change
19 March 2014Pensioners will no longer have to buy an annuity at retirement
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UK annuities market faces competition probe
10 February 2014Move likely to benefit open-market annuity providers
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Partnership claims largest enhanced bulk annuity deal
25 September 2013Completes £22m buy-in with unnamed pension scheme
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Pension buy-in capacity underused in 2012, despite favourable pricing
15 May 2013Deal volume could double this year before capacity is constrained, says LCP