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Another record-breaking year in the Canadian pension risk transfer market

August 8, 2023
Reports

2022 was another record-breaking year in the Canadian PRT market. Several insurers experienced notable growth in market share and the PRT landscape continued to evolve ...

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Protected: Is the Canadian dollar making a comeback?

July 8, 2023
Investment Brief

After a year in which U.S. dollar strength significantly boosted Canadian investor returns, 2025 has seen a reversal — with the Canadian dollar appreciating by ...

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Enhanced Protection for Member Annuities

June 1, 2023
PRT Insights

The protection of member pension benefits is vital to both plan sponsors and regulators when exploring risk transfer from a defined benefit pension plan through ...

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Electronic communications for defined benefit pension plans

May 11, 2023
Articles, Insights

Since our last update in April 2021 (Eckler Insights: Electronic communications for defined benefit pension plans), there have been some changes in legislation related to ...

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Pension Protection Act receives royal assent: Time to take a serious look at annuity purchases

May 4, 2023
PRT Insights

It has already been a strong couple of years in the pension risk transfer market. With higher interest rates driving down the costs to annuitize, ...

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Mitigating risk to pension plan members and sponsors during an annuity purchase

March 15, 2023
PRT Insights

The protection of member pension benefits is vital to both plan sponsors and regulators when exploring risk transfer from a defined benefit pension plan through ...

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