Risk transfer market hitting 'boiling point'

£20bn to £30bn of business could be written in the second half of the year

Martin Richmond
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Fantom: We're expecting to see a similar sized market in 2024
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Fantom: We're expecting to see a similar sized market in 2024

The risk transfer market has experienced one of its busiest ever periods in 2023 and is currently hitting “boiling point”, research from Barnett Waddingham has shown.

The consultancy's analysis, which examined existing and predicted deal data from the nine major insurers, revealed the total bulk annuity transaction volumes across the second half of the year are ...

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