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The UK and US Pension Risk Transfer markets experienced an extremely busy 2022 with burgeoning demand signifying an exciting year ahead. Aysha Patel, New Business Origination Lead, Legal & General Retirement Institutional and Alex Gagnon, Distribution Manager, Legal & General Retirement America, discuss market dynamics and the trends we’re seeing in 2023.

At Legal & General, looking after our customers is our number one priority and we understand that they all have different needs. In this episode, Pensions Administrator, Michala Crouch talks to our Vulnerable Customer Champions about the work we do in ensuring our teams can recognise those who require additional support. They’ll also highlight what services we provide to vulnerable customers, putting them at the heart of everything we do.

In this episode Michala Crouch, Pensions Administrator, talks to George Hutchinson, Customer Service Manager and Lauren Alexander, Team Manager at Legal & General Retirement Institutional about our partnership with the Customer Contact Association (CCA). They also provide an insight into how the Client Services team go above and beyond to deliver a great service to both trustees and members.

We all know that markets move. However, in the past few years we’ve lived through one of the most turbulent periods in modern history. Yet market volatility can also create opportunities for pension schemes on their de-risking journeys – during this period we have seen some of the most of attractive bulk annuity pricing in the history of the UK market.
The market factors that most impact buyout affordability have continued to move positively over the course of this year, namely interest rates and credit spreads. In this episode, Sabeen Iftikhar, Director in our Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) business, talks to Aysha Patel, New Business Origination Lead, PRT and Mat Webb, Head of insurance Solutions & Strategy at Legal & General Investment Management, about how pension schemes can take advantage of market volatility and achieve favourable pricing opportunities.

Bea Male, Client Solutions Director talks to Dave Matthews, Head of PRT Quote Production and Roshni Sakaria, Actuarial Manager, about our insurer quote processes, while exploring the key inputs and factors that influence bulk annuity pricing. The episode also discusses how market volatility can impact pricing, as well as highlighting how insurers can help pension schemes take advantage of favourable pricing opportunities using different solutions, such as ‘price locks’.

This episode welcomes Wes Erlam, Head of Urban Regeneration, Ben Rodgers, Head of Regeneration and Aaron McClure, Investment Manager where they demystify how our unique business model enables us to deliver our purpose of inclusive capitalism.  By using examples of our regeneration projects in Manchester, Cardiff and Oxford, where we've created jobs, homes and services for local people, we can highlight how businesses can benefit the wider economy, while generating the right level of returns for customers.