Longevity Risk

Macquarie University has been appointed by the Life & Longevity Markets Association (LLMA) to lead a project on assessing basis risk for longevity transactions.

Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (PRIAC) and Legal & General (L&G) have completed their third longevity reinsurance transaction since October 2014.

PP explores the option of putting the British Steel scheme through the bulk annuity market.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has written £900m of bulk annuity premiums in the first quarter of 2016 according to its end of year results.

Retirees can benefit from combining annuity and drawdown into their investment portfolio to avoid significant financial hardship in old age, according to a study.

Insurers should consider eyeing up smaller de-risking transactions rather than focusing on the mega deals that can end up falling away, according to Aon Hewitt.

BSW Timber has saved £5m in liabilities and reduced its deficit by a quarter due to a medically underwritten mortality study (MUMS).

As insurers implement new capital buffers that make bulk annuities less profitable, Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how it will impact the market.

In this week's survey we want to know if the lack of regulation in master trusts is a problem and whether your scheme gets more value from paying higher actuarial fees.

The RAC (2003) Pension Scheme has completed a £600m longevity swap with Scor Se, which could be a watershed in how small schemes manage longevity risk.