UK Insurance Trends

Pensions: Mercer Launches DB Master Trust

Mercer today announced that it will launch its UK Mercer DB Master Trust, which offers pension scheme sponsors the potential for enhanced governance and economies of scale to deliver better outcomes for members. A DB Master […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Mercer Advises on UBS Pension Scheme Longevity Swap

Mercer acts as the lead commercial and investment adviser to the Trustee of the UBS (UK) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (the “Scheme”) as the scheme enters into £1.4 billion longevity hedge. The swap covers roughly £1.4 billion […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Insights: Mercer Looks At 2019 Risk Transfer Market

Some comment and insights just in from Mercer; Key figures on 2019 risk transfer market: –          Total bulk annuities deals for 2019 is confirmed to be 151 deals with total premiums of £43.8bn, compared to 2018 […]

News

New Study Reveals Employees Want More Online Health Choices

According to the inaugural ‘Health on Demand’ survey, the majority (62%) of UK employers plan to invest more in digital health solutions over the next 5 years. Around half of employees (47%) are excited by the prospect […]

News

Smart Motorways to Get More Cameras, More Safe Spaces. Not Good Enough

A government report is due to be published soon, which is expected to condemn so-called Smart Motorways, and the death toll caused by their unsafe design. Doing away with the hard shoulder to speed traffic […]

HR & Employment

Mercer’s Survey Looks at Pension Schemes Deficit for 2019

Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey data shows that the accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies increased from £38bn at the end of November to £40bn on 31 […]