US. Pension risk transfer pipeline remains robust, even if falling short of 2022 record
The U.S. pension risk transfer market remains robust in 2023, although it may not break the record for dollar volume set in 2022, experts say. This is despite a new record for dollar volume in the first half of 2023, totaling $22.5 billion in premiums paid for pension buyout transactions, according to research firm LIMRA. In 2022, the total volume was $48.3 billion, driven primarily by corporate pension funds' improving funding ratios, which have enabled many to pull the trigger on...