Legal & General agrees c.£11m buyout with Cornish Mutual Assurance Company Limited Staff Pension Scheme
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (“Legal & General”) today announces that it agreed an c.£11 million buyout transaction in November 2021 with the Cornish Mutual Assurance Company Limited Staff Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”), securing the benefits of over 70 pension scheme members.
The sponsoring company, Cornish Mutual, is a team of insurance professionals that aim to protect the rural farming community in the South-West.
The Scheme is an existing client of the Legal & General Group, having appointed Legal & General Investment Management (“LGIM”) as its asset manager in 2015.
Legal & General invests the premiums from the Pension Risk Transfer (“PRT”) transactions it agrees, into economically and socially useful assets such as housing, transport and infrastructure. The funds are pooled together, effectively allowing pension schemes to contribute towards green, sustainable investments to support the UK economy.
Dalriada Trustees developed and implemented an appropriate de-risking strategy, in collaboration with its advisers, to achieve the buyout transaction. Eversheds provided legal advice to the Trustee.
Julian Hobday, Director, Legal & General Retirement Institutional:“We are a whole of market provider, helping pension schemes of all sizes to de-risk and bring further security for their members. As a result of strong and professional collaboration, the buyout was efficiently transacted when favourable pricing arose. We look forward to welcoming our new policyholders to Legal & General after the completion of the buyout.”
Further information
Stephanie Williams
Marketing Manager, Institutional Retirement
Notes to editors
Established in 1836, L&G is one of the UK's leading financial services groups and a major global investor, with £1.2 trillion in total assets under management (as at FY25) of which c. 43% (c. £0.5 trillion) is international. We have a highly synergistic business model, which continues to drive strong returns. We are a leading player in Institutional Retirement, in Retail Savings and Protection, and in Asset Management through both public and private markets. Across the Group, we are committed to responsible investing and dedicated to serving the long-term savings and investment needs of customers and society.