MetLife has launched its employee benefits offering in the Irish insurance market, with Group Life cover now available to employers and employees in Ireland. According to the firm, the product will be...
Buy-in volumes could reach a record £55bn in 2026, prompting acquisition activity among bulk annuity insurers, according to forecasts for the pension risk transfer market. Consultancy firm LCP said it expects that...
To date there has been a muted market response to US military action in Venezuela — which has seen its president Nicolas Maduro and his wife facing legal charges in New York...
Verlingue has further strengthened its position in the UK market with the acquisition of employee benefits consultancy EBCam for an undisclosed sum. This Cambridge-based specialist firm has an experienced team in place...
Aon now has a second partner with the required professional qualifications to take on the role of a scheme actuary for a CDC scheme. Chintan Gandhi, partner and head of Collective Defined...
TPT Retirement Solutions has questioned whether superfunds should continue to pay a higher levy to the Pension Protection Fund than employer-sponsored schemes. Its concerns were raised in a consultation run by the...
Callum Beaton has been appointed president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), succeeding Nicola Stacey ACII, while Debbie Mitchell DipPFS serves as deputy president in 2026. Beaton began his career in insurance...
The industry saw significant senior appointments across the pensions and employee benefits sector in 2025, as firms expanded leadership teams, revived advisory capabilities and strengthened their defined contribution and workplace savings strategies....
The biggest deals of the year in the UK pensions and employee benefits sector mostly landed in December, with WTW buying Cushon and Gallagher taking over First Actuarial. Here is a dive...
The pensions sector saw a string of high-profile developments in 2025, from HMRC overhauling pension tax after £1.3bn in overpayments and annuity rates hitting new highs, to master trust assets crossing £25bn,...
