Buyin to buyout navigating the post transaction bottleneck

Our 2026 survey results provide a detailed view of how all 11 active insurers are progressing schemes from initial buy-in to full buyout – the point at which legal responsibility for providing members’ benefits transfers to the insurer. It has been a record year for buyouts and momentum is expected to continue into 2026. Our findings, based on insurer data up to 31 December 2025, show how quickly schemes are moving through the process, where delays most commonly arise, and how market capacity is evolving in response.

The Times they are a Changing

There are very few big philosophical questions that almost everyone agrees on; yet one that seems to elicit the same answer across the board is this:
Do you think the world is changing faster, slower, or at the same speed as it used to? Now there are caveats- the changes happening to us may feel like they’re larger, we were probably less aware of changes as children, and so on. But technology has been advancing exponentially. Claims of what AI can’t do seem to become obsolete as soon as they’re known, with even the hallowed sanctum of mathematics starting to be breached.

A pension buyout as seen through members eyes

A UK pension buyout requires robust data preparation, clear member communication and strong administration planning to ensure a secure, well governed and uninterrupted transition from scheme to insurer. Over the past decade, UK pension commitments exceeding £250 billion have been secured through transfers to the bulk annuity market.

Pensions Perspectives with Decumulation debated

 

Lifestyle Actuary

Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada), one of the largest providers of professional trustee services to pensions schemes in the UK, has today announced the appointment of Sarah Brough as a professional trustee.

Lights Camera Actuary

For the next few months Zoe Bolton will be talking to the senior actuaries in these firms, getting a brief insight into their career paths and visions for the future. This month Zoe interviews Shil Patel the UK Managing Director at Dynamo Analytics

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This month's Travelling Actuary takes us to the iconic Boston to experience New England at it’s very best.

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