Longevity Risk
Risk Reduction
The UBS (UK) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has hedged the longevity risk of around half its defined benefit (DB) liabilities through a £1.4bn longevity swap completed with Zurich and Canada Life Reinsurance.
07 July 2020
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
Just a fraction of liability growth since the start of the year will be offset by the impact of excess deaths caused by Covid-19, says Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
22 June 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Nikhil Patel looks at how schemes have hedged longevity over the last decade, and how this will develop in the future.
09 June 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
With bulk annuity markets becoming increasingly busy before Covid-19, James Geer looks at what steps trustees can take to improve their chances of transacting.
29 May 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
While market conditions may have put a dent in your de-risking plans, there is still plenty of preparation you can do and opportunities to take advantage of, says Michael Abramson.
23 March 2020
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6 min read
Risk Reduction
Very few schemes have protection in place against longevity risk in their scheme liabilities. Howard Kearns explains why and how to rectify this
29 January 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Three Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes have transferred £10bn of longevity risk to Pacific Life Re in the second-largest longevity swap ever.
29 January 2020
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
Longevity swap transactions will hit a record-breaking level of £25bn this year, Willis Towers Watson has predicted.
21 January 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Schemes are increasingly looking at longevity hedging as part of their de-risking process, according to a survey by Insight Investment.
24 December 2019
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
Zurich has agreed to insure £800m of longevity risk for the pensioners of a FTSE 100-sponsored pension scheme.
17 December 2019
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2 min read
