A busy market, with more smaller transactions The UK pension risk transfer market remained active in the first half of 2026. Hymans Robertson counted more than 135 transactions, with an aggregate value of about £10.2 billion, compared with £9.8 billion in the same period a year earlier. A notable feature was the number of transactions below £100 million. The figures are evidence of activity, not a forecast for the

The slow-motion consideration by Congress and the president to change the Affordable Care Act is likely to produce surprising results. The insurance market does not go into suspended animation while Washington debates.

There’s a joke among insurers that there are two things that health insurance companies hate to do – take risks and pay claims. But, of course, these are the essence of their business!