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‘Back to the Future’

Yes, who remembers DeLorean?   BWCI Group are delighted to once again be Sponsoring the ‘Battle of the School Bands’. This year’s theme is ‘Back to the 80’s’ and the team from Thirst Music School have worked even more miracles! The sold out event offers young people between years 7 to 11 to represent their… Read More »

Pension surpluses – what now?

By Anthony Brewer at BWCI anthony.brewer@bwcigroup.com “The priority for many schemes has become protecting their improved funding positions” A rapid rise in yields has changed the funding picture for many Defined Benefit (“DB”) pension schemes dramatically over the last couple of years. It is hard to exaggerate the speed at which the yields on UK… Read More »

Mortality Update

By Michelle Galpin at BWCI michelle.galpin@bwcigroup.com “the excess deaths, relative to the number expected, has increased” In the previous edition of Bandwagon we highlighted the emerging trend, which was identified in the second quarter of 2022, of the increasing number of “excess deaths”, relative to those expected based on the rates of mortality experienced in 2019.… Read More »

Death Rates Higher than Expected

By Michelle Galpin at BWCI michelle.galpin@bwcigroup.com “there are some concerning trends emerging.” Covid news still features prominently in the headlines on a regular basis, despite it being more than three years since the first Covid lockdown was announced. The Continuous Mortality Investigation (“CMI”) analyses the death data in England and Wales published by the Office for… Read More »

International Women’s Day – Diana Simon

Diana Simon is our Managing Partner but she previously held a much more important role when she joined the company in 1981…tea lady! As was practice back then the most junior member of staff would make the morning and afternoon teas and coffees for the entire office. . . Di joined as BWCI’s very first… Read More »