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.
Tag: Pension Risk Transfer
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.
Pensions
Record $15B in Pensions Transferred to Insurers in Q1
Jumbo deals by Verizon and Shell led a busy quarter that points to a busy year for PRT.
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
FirstEnergy Transfers 2,200 Retiree Pensions to Insurers
Legal & General Retirement America and RGA Reinsurance took on $700 million in pension liabilities.
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.
Pensions
AT&T Sued Over 2023 Pension Annuitization With Athene
Beneficiaries' suit claims telecom company 'turned its back on its retired workers' in risk transfer deal.