Pensions
Sanofi, Legal & General Complete $1.74B Annuity Buy-In
The plan’s second transaction with L&G kicks off 2025, which could be another record year for pension risk transfer volume.
Tag: Pension Risk Transfer
Pensions
Clarks Footwear, Pension Insurance Corp. Complete $677M Annuity Buy-In
The pension risk transfer will cover 8,000 beneficiaries and could set the stage for a record-setting year in transaction volume.
Pensions
Weyerhaeuser, State Street Sued in PRT Lawsuit
Timberland company sued by former employees, represented by Schlichter Bogard LLP, over a pension risk transfer it conducted with Athene in 2019.
Pensions
Wates Group Pension to Transfer 1,500 Members to UK ‘Superfund’
$267 million in assets will move to Clara-Pensions, the company’s third such transaction—but first with an active sponsor.
Pensions
US PRT Market Sees $14B in Volume in Q3
Nearly half of this quarter’s pension risk transfer volume came from IBM’s $6 billion PRT with Prudential, per Legal & General Retirement America.
Pensions
Public Pension Funded Ratios Register 1st Decline Since April
The funded ratio for the 100 largest U.S. public pension plans fell by 160 basis points in October.
Pensions
Deutsche Bank UK Pension Completes $1.4B Buy-In
The pension risk transfer transaction will be the bank’s third with Legal & General.
Pensions
Rate Cuts Unlikely to Affect PRT Market in Short Term
Funds are more sensitive to long-term rates, upon which the Federal Reserve’s action will have little impact.
Pensions
IBM Secures $6B Pension Risk Transfer With Prudential
The latest deal follows the company closing its defined contribution plan in 2023 in favor of a cash-balance pension plan and an earlier $16 billion PRT.
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.
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.