Baljit Khatra has joined the leading independent pensions and benefits consultancy as a Risk Transfer Consultant and will be based in the firm’s Birmingham office.

A qualified actuary who is FCA regulated, Baljit joins after over 7 years at Mercer where he held a significant role within their strategic solutions group and worked on a number of multi-million and multi-billion risk transfer transactions, including the majority of longevity swap transactions that Mercer has advised on in recent years.  Baljit is also an experienced member option specialist, having implemented a range of member option exercises for up to 10,000 members.

James Mullins, Head of Risk Transfer Solutions at Hymans Robertson comments on the appointment:

“We are delighted to welcome Baljit to our growing and expert risk transfer team at Hymans Robertson. His significant risk transfer experience will be a great benefit to the rapidly increasing number of pension schemes who are looking to capture competitive pricing for buy-ins and longevity swaps. We expect 2018 to be a record breaking year for risk transfer and Baljit’s addition to the team will enable us to continue building upon the high-quality, independent consulting that pension schemes know and choose us for.” 

Baljit Khatra, Risk Transfer Consultant adds:

“I’m thrilled to join the innovative team at Hymans Robertson, especially as we approach such a record-breaking time for risk transfer.  I look forward to helping our pension scheme clients to capture opportunities to reduce risk and meet their long term objectives in a tailored and efficient manner.”