Aegon
L&G buys £3bn UK annuity book from Aegon
Insurance giant Legal & General (L&G) has bought a £3bn ($4.3bn, €3.9bn) UK annuity portfolio from Dutch-headquartered life group Aegon.
Retirement | 6 May 16
More UK savers on track for retirement
The UK appears to be taking their retirement a bit more seriously, with 12% of the population now on track for the retirement they aspire to have, up from 7% in April 2015, according to Aegon UK.
UK outlines how new secondary annuities market will work
The UK government has set out the rules and regulation for its planned secondary annuities market which will allow holders to sell their scheme back to a provider or onsell the income stream to an FCA-authorised buyer.
Aegon sells two-thirds of UK annuity book
Dutch-headquartered life group Aegon is selling two-thirds of its UK annuity book to insurer Rothesay Life.
Aegon platform business surges in pension ‘perfect storm’
Aegon’s UK platform business has benefited significantly from the pensions freedoms announced in April, the firm said.
