Sun Life to Take on $4 Billion Pension Risk in BCE Transfer

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Sun Life Financial Inc., Canada’s third-largest life insurer, agreed to take on a C$5 billion ($4 billion) pension liability from telecommunications company BCE Inc.

BCE, known by its brand name Bell, will pay monthly premiums to the Toronto-based insurer, the companies said today in a statementBloomberg Terminal that didn’t disclose terms.