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  • Rothesay writes £11bn bulk annuity for NatWest across multiple deals

    06 November 2024

    Bank's pension scheme has largest volume of liabilities insured of any UK scheme to date

  • Labour election win could hit UK bulk annuity volumes

    19 June 2024

    Labour's support for the Mansion House reforms is also likely to expand the endgame options for pension schemes

  • Rothesay swoops for £6bn Scottish Widows bulk annuity portfolio

    13 March 2024

    The deal will enable Lloyds Banking Group to focus on growing other lines of business

  • UK bulk annuity market prepares for potentially six more providers

    29 November 2023

    Rumours continue to swirl about firms entering the booming pension risk transfer market, while at the same time, another is considering exiting the sector. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report

  • UK pension risk transfer volumes hit £44.7bn in 2022

    21 March 2023

    LCP says Legal & General had the highest share of the UK bulk annuity market

  • LCP forecasts another entrant to UK bulk annuity market in 2023

    04 January 2023

    The insurance consultancy makes its predictions for the year ahead

  • Double-edged sword for UK insurers as mini-budget spooks markets

    23 September 2022

    British gilt yields surge, and pound falls sharply, as Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveils tax cuts

  • UK Solvency II reforms could boost bulk annuities market

    25 February 2022

    LCP partner Charlie Finch explains how changes to the rules could impact the de-risking market

  • UK bulk annuity volumes could hit £50bn by 2025

    06 January 2022

    Total volumes for 2021 are set to reach around £30bn, says LCP

  • UK pension risk transfer demand could soar to £100bn

    09 April 2021

    LCP says insurers need to be prepared for the volumes of pension risk transfer business it expects later in this decade. Ronan McCaughey explains why there is such an upbeat outlook for the sector