Tag: pension risk transfer

Among companies with pension de-risking plans, 93% expect to completely divest their defined benefit liabilities, according to a MetLife survey.

Pension risk transfers benefit plan sponsors and plan participants. 

Latest deal comes after the multinational technology company in 2023 closed its defined contribution plan in favor of a cash-balance...

Verizon, Shell and 3M completed the year’s three largest pension risk transfers so far.

The pharmaceutical company and investment manager are the latest to be accused of selecting Athene as its annuity provider in...

The $221 million transaction will secure pension benefits for retirees and beneficiaries at Sound Retirement Trust, a multiemployer plan for...

General Electric Co. has been sued by former participants represented by law firm Schlichter Bogard LLP after completing a pension...

The transaction will remove $2.5 billion in pension liabilities from the company's books.

The rise in yields in recent years have not boosted the size of the contracts.

As defined benefit plan sponsors look to de-risk and offload pension liabilities, the selection of annuity providers has come under...

Plan sponsors can consider plan conversions, similar to what IBM has done, hibernation or different investment strategies to reduce risk...

Transaction with MetLife is one of several billion-dollar buyouts completed so far in 2024.

The first quarter of 2024 has already seen two jumbo PRT deals, with Verizon and Shell offloading their pension liabilities.

This is the third case that law firm Schlichter Bogard LLP has brought against a company following a pension risk...

The American Council of Life Insurers expressed support for DOL regulation, instead of an interpretive bulletin, to address concerns about...

The transaction, completed with F&G Annuities & Life, is Unisys' sixth since January 2021, totaling nearly $2 billion.

Following two record years for PRT transactions, LIMRA expects the trajectory to continue for the rest of 2024.

2024 has already seen significant activity, with Shell and Verizon both conducting large pension risk transfers in the last few...

Advocates for the protection of retirees’ pensions and benefits say the telecom firm has ‘shamefully discarded 97,000 loyal retirees’ in...