Lockheed Martin Corp. purchased group annuity contracts from Athene Holding to transfer about $4.3 billion in U.S. pension plan liabilities.

Stelco completed a pension buy-in with Brookfield Annuity Co. and Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada to insure $1.1 billion in liabilities.

De La Rue Pension Scheme completed its first pension buy-in of about $400 million with Scottish Widows.

Nordson Corp. purchased a group annuity contract to transfer about $171 million in assets from two of its U.S. pension plans.

U.S. corporate pension plan buyout and buy-in sales totaled $5.4 billion last quarter, the highest volume for a first quarter ever recorded.

Nationwide Building Society purchased a $221 million group annuity contract from Canada Life.

Newmont Corp. bought a group annuity contract from an undisclosed insurance company to shift $527 million in U.S. pension plan obligations.

Simon True was named CEO of Clara-Pensions, replacing founder Adam Saron, who will continue in an advisory role.

Peabody said the buy-in deal with Prudential Insurance Co. of America will cover its U.S. pension plan liabilities.

Findel Group Pension Fund completed a full $228 million buy-in with Standard Life in what the insurer said was "an accelerated timeline."

Air Canada U.K. Pension Trust Fund completed a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corp. that covers 1,400 participants.

PotlatchDeltic purchased a group annuity contract from American General Life Insurance to transfer about $70 million in pension plan liabilities.

Royal Mencap Society purchased a group annuity contract from Canada Life to insure about $80 million in U.K. pension plan liabilities.

U.S. corporate pension plan buyout sales totaled $34.2 billion in 2021, the highest volume since 2012.

Allegheny Technologies Inc. last year bought a group annuity contract to transfer about $70 million in U.S. pension plan liabilities.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. disclosed it purchased a group annuity contract to transfer about $109 million in pension plan obligations.

Pactiv LLC agreed to buy an annuity contract from Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance to transfer $1.26 billion in U.S. plan liabilities.

Timber Operators Council Retirement Plan and Trust purchased a group annuity contract from Prudential Insurance Co. of America.

Neenah Inc. purchased a group annuity contract from an insurance company to transfer about $64 million in U.S. pension plan assets.

PPG Industries Inc. purchased group annuity contracts to transfer about $175 million in Canadian pension plan liabilities.

Lloyds Banking Group Pensions Trustees insured $7.5 billion in liabilities for one of its three defined benefit funds through a longevity swap.

A.O. Smith Corp. terminated its primary defined benefit plan and plans to buy a group annuity contract to transfer remaining liabilities.

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings purchased a group annuity contract to transfer about $97 million in U.S. pension plan liabilities.

NorthWestern Corp. purchased a group annuity contract from an insurance company to transfer $94 million in U.S. pension plan liabilities.

O-I Glass Inc. purchased a group annuity contract from an insurance company to transfer about $239 million in U.S. pension plan liabilities.