Pensions
Pension Risk Transfer Market Reaches $26 Billion in Transaction Volume in H1 of 2024
In the U.K. and U.S., large plans are increasingly seeking PRTs.
Tag: Pension Risk Transfer
Pensions
Crown Holdings to Transfer $740M in Pension Liabilities to MassMutual
The packing products supplier will offload liabilities for 12,000 plan participants.
Pensions
Rolls-Royce & Bentley Pension Enters $1.1 Billion Annuity Buyout
The pension risk transfer with Standard Life will cover 6,000 employees.
Regulation
No Recommendations Yet From the Labor Department on PRT Provider Selection
The department published its overdue report on the rules for selecting an annuity provider, but put off making any changes.
Corporate Moves
The Evolution of Insurance in the Age of PRT
Private equity investment in the insurance industry is affecting how some view risks in the pension risk transfer market, while others say it will broaden the PRT sector’s appeal as a diversification tool.
Pensions
3M to Transfer $2.5B in Pension Liabilities to Met Tower Life
The pension risk transfer will cover 23,000 of the company's retirees.
Pensions
Pension Risk Transfer Premiums Reach $14.6 Billion in Q1
146 contracts were sold in the quarter, a 26% increase from Q1 2023 and an all-time record.
Pensions
Entergy Enters $1.2 Billion Pension Risk Transfer with MetLife
The transaction is one of many billion-dollar annuity buyouts to occur this year.
Newsmakers
Anisha Gangwani Appointed CIO of Legal & General Retirement America
Gangwani will lead the investments of the pension risk transfer provider.
Alternatives
Blue Owl Announces $750M Kuvare Acquisition in Latest Insurance Deal
The alternative asset manager plans to create Blue Owl Insurance Solutions following the purchase of Kuvare Asset Management and life and annuity insurance firm Kuvare UK Holdings.
Pensions
Unisys Announces $200M Pension Risk Transfer
The transaction is Unisys' sixth since 2021 and its third with F&G Annuities & Life.
Pensions
US PRT Premiums Increase 53% From Last Year in Q4 2023
Pension risk transfer premiums hit $12.7 billion last quarter.
Corporate Moves
PRT Market Headed for Another Year Over $40B, Aon Says
With Shell and Verizon both conducting large transfers in recent months, 2024 has already seen more than $10 billion.
Pensions
2nd Suit Filed Against AT&T’s 2023 PRT Deal
Selection of insurer Athene is again the focus in litigation over the telecom company's $8.05 billion pension risk transfer.
Pensions
Lockheed Martin Sued Over Pension Risk Transfer With Athene
The plaintiffs allege Lockheed did not choose the safest annuity provider after AT&T was sued earlier in the week for making a similar deal with Athene.