Pension Insurance Corporation plc (‘PIC’) is a specialist UK insurer. PIC provides tailored pension insurance buyouts and buy-ins to the trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefit pension funds. PIC was founded in 2006 and has since then become a major player in the UK pensions market.
The papers below were published between 2008 and 2010 when PIC was establishing itself in a rapidly evolving market environment.
Research Papers
Who will pay Inter-generational transfers and public sector pensions July 2010
The crisis and pensions – international experiences November 2009
Public sector pensions Rationale and international experiences June 2009
Evaluating public and private sector pensions: The importance of sectoral pay differentials May 2009
Longevity: Trends, uncertainty and the implications for pension systems March 2009
Pensions A Complex Landscape November 2008
Briefing
Commentary
Pensions A very complex issue October 2010
Measured approach to public sector pension reforms October 2010
Can there be anything as safe as houses October 2010
100 days of coalition government: Quo vadis British pensions? August 2010
New Zealand’s Kiwisaver seems to be delivering, which must be good news for NEST August 2010
A default retirement age seems out of date in an ageing society August 2010
What does long-term care funding have in common with public sector pay and pensions? July 2010
The EU Commission’s Green Paper on Pensions goes beyond funding requirements July 2010
Raising the state pension age sounds good but is not without its challenges June 2010
Cutting public sector jobs: more than just a déjà vu moment June 2010
Can everybody afford an employment-based pension? June 2010
Can a senior civil servant be worth £150,000 per year? June 2010
The new government’s take on pensions May 2010
Fiscal sustainability and population ageing April 2010
What does preparing for old age have to do with the global economic crisis February 2010
Updated actuarial assumptions help the PPF 7800 January 2010
2009 Pre-Budget Report December 2009
Presentations
UK pensions: from leader to laggard? (Presentation to DG ECFIN) 2010
Back to the drawing board: The economic crisis and its implications for pension provision in the United Kingdom, 6th Euroframe Conference on economic policy issues in the European Union Causes and consequences of the current financial crisis: What lessons for European Union countries?, 2009 (jointly with Dr Amarendra Swarup)