Azima Crumpton

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Azima designs investment solutions for institutional clients at L&G. She joined in 2024 from Aon, where she led strategic investment advice for pension schemes and worked as an investment specialist in the Risk Settlement team advising schemes on their journey to buyout. Azima is a qualified actuary and holds a Mathematics degree from the University of Manchester. In her free time, she enjoys golf, padel and running, with limited success across all three.

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EU risk retention rules

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