Pension risk transfer insights

Pension risk transfer quarterly insights Q3 2026

Dweenisha Caleechurn, Head of Bulk Annuities, examines the 2026 insurance market to date, highlighting sustained insurer capacity and highly attractive pricing, alongside increasing selectivity as larger transactions come to market and a growing focus on factors beyond headline premium.

Raj Goswami, Director, Investment, explores how changing market conditions and insurer pricing can leave schemes’ liability hedges misaligned, and why regular reassessment can help protect funding positions and maintain readiness for a risk transfer transaction.

Nicola Duncan, Risk Transfer specialist, considers the growing backlog of schemes moving from buy-in to buyout, highlighting the cost of delays and how stronger upfront planning, insurer innovation and specialist transition support can help schemes progress more efficiently towards buyout and wind-up.
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