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...
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,...
Generative AI chatbots are proving capable of answering most pension member queries accurately and safely, with new research showing one scheme’s AI tool successfully resolved around 90 per cent of questions without...
Pension savers call for simpler and more accessible pensions, with nearly four in five valuing control over how their retirement savings are invested, according to Pensions UK research. The research shows email...
