Pension Risk Transfer
Buy-in and buyout solutions for Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
Tailored solutions from the UK’s longest serving Pension Risk Transfer provider
We provide tailored buy-in and buyout solutions to help trustees and companies settle their pension obligations and secure scheme members’ benefits.
With nearly 40 years' experience, we have helped more than 3,500 pension schemes to protect their members’ retirement income.
Customers are at the heart of everything we do. We look after more than 1 million retirement policyholders and our award–winning service team maintains a world class Net Promotor Score of over +68.
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Recent transactions
Legal & General completes £34 million buy-in with Walkers Shortbread Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme
We completed a £34 million buy-in with Walkers Shortbread's Retirement Benefits Scheme, securing benefits for 161 retirees and 238 deferred members.
Legal & General completes £1.1 billion full buy-in with Deutsche Bank Pension Scheme
We completed a £1.1 billion buy-in with Deutsche Bank's UK Pension Scheme, securing benefits for around 4,000 members and bringing total insured liabilities to £2.1 billion.
Legal & General completes £1.1 billion buy-in with the SCA UK Pension Plan
We completed a £1.1 billion buy-in with the SCA UK Pension Plan
Legal & General completes £21 million buy-in with The Leprosy Mission Central Pension Scheme
We completed a £21 million buy-in with The Leprosy Mission Central Pension Scheme
Legal & General completes third and final buyout with the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan
We completed our third and final buyout with the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan
Legal & General agrees £900 million buy-in with the ICI Pension Fund
We completed a c.£900 million buy-in with the ICI Pension Fund (“the Fund”), securing the benefits of over 7,000 retirees.
Legal & General £16 million buy-in with John Graham (Dromore) Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
£16 million buy-in with John Graham (Dromore) Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
Legal & General agrees £4.8 billion full buy-in for the Boots Pension Scheme
We agreed a £4.8 billion full buy-in for the Boots Pension Scheme, securing the benefits of all 53,000 retirees and deferred members of the Scheme. This marks the UK’s largest single transaction of its kind by premium size and, for L&G, the largest single transaction by number of members.
Legal & General completes £500m buy-in with Deutsche Bank Pension Scheme
We completed a c.£500 million buy-in with the DB (UK) Pension Scheme, securing the benefits of around 2,000 retirees and deferred members.
Legal & General agrees c.£340m buy-in with the Cable and Wireless Superannuation Fund
C.£340 million buy-in with the Cable and Wireless Superannuation Fund, securing the benefits of around 1,800 retirees and deferred members.
Our principles
We’re committed to our customers through their lives and invest the premiums we receive in socially and economically useful investments.
News & insights
Endgame Insights
Our new report seeks to demystify the ‘endgame’ landscape and explore how Trustees can get the best outcome for their schemes.
Building meaningful connections with our customers
We aim to put customers at the heart of everything we do, which is why we host regular events throughout the year, enabling customers to meet our team in person.
PRT update – half year 2024
Download our half year 2024 PRT market update and latest client and customer service report
The British Steel Pension Scheme
In May 2023, we completed our fourth buy-in with the British Steel Pension Scheme as a final step to fully insuring the scheme. The transaction secured the remaining 40% of the liabilities bringing the total insured liabilities with L&G to c.£7.5 billion. In doing so, the scheme became the largest pension scheme in the UK to have secured full insurance
The de-risking journeys of large DB pension schemes
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Market update FY 2023
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Client and Customer Services Animation
We’ve worked with defined benefit pension schemes for over 35 years. Providing income and security in retirement is a responsibility that drives everything we do.
UK and US PRT Monitor - February 2024
We have published our latest Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Monitor, analysing the growing momentum in the UK and US PRT markets.
Meeting our customers in-person
We met our customers face-to-face at Inspired Villages' Ledian Retirement Village. These types of events enable us to strengthen our relationships with customers and provides them an opportunity to ask any questions about their pension.
Pension Risk Transfer Monitor - August 2023
We have published our latest Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Monitor, analysing trends and dynamics in the UK and US PRT markets.
PRT update – half year 2023
Download our half-year 2023 PRT market update and latest client service report.
Our customer service ethos
Our multi-award-winning Client and Customer services team highlight how we put customers at the heart of everything we do.
Meet our Client and Customer Service team
Meet the team responsible for ensuring we deliver a great service to members.
Top 5 PRT trends for 2023
Aysha Patel, New Business Origination Lead at Legal & General, shares her top five trends that are set to shape the pension risk transfer industry in the new year and beyond.
UK and US PRT Monitor - February 2023
View our latest Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Monitor, analysing the growing momentum in the UK and US PRT markets.
Raising the (West) Bar: Investing in Sheffield
Our CEO, Andrew Kail, recently returned to his hometown of Sheffield to explore how the power of pensions is helping to forge a bright future for the Steel City.
A proud signatory to the Sustainability Principles Charter for the bulk annuity process
We are proud to be founding signatory to Accounting for Sustainability’s Charter released early in 2024.
How to secure DB pensions in a crowded market
An insider guide on achieving the best outcome with your insurer of choice
Best Practice Guide
This insurer-led Best Practice Guide aims to help pension schemes to prepare for a quotation and drive greater standardisation and efficiencies across the market.
The PRT Pod
Our de-risking podcast that takes you under the umbrella at Legal & General to discuss the latest trends and market dynamics.
Celebrating 35 years
We are proud to be celebrating 35 years since our first Pension Risk Transfer transaction in 1987.
Newcastle Helix regeneration
Together with Newcastle City Council and Newcastle University, we have invested in Newcastle Helix, providing office space and jobs for the local community.
Our DBDC solution explained
If you choose to secure your DB pension benefits with Legal & General in a pension buyout, we can also offer you our DC proposition: the WorkSave Pension Mastertrust.
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