Longevity/mortality Buy-Ins, Buy-Outs, Longevity Bonds, Pandemics
News
Phoenix strikes $4.1bn ReAssure deal
The deal represents Phoenix Group’s biggest acquisition to date
Revised mortality table hits life profits in Japan
Moody’s attributes 9% profit fall among majors to 2018 revision
Scor renews contingent capital facility
Fourth renewal of equity line that will pay out following an extreme loss
L&G strikes £1.6bn buy-in deal with National Grid
The transaction covers 6,000 people
Swiss Re remains set on hiving off ReAssure
Insurtech success heralded in annual investor day
Ten steps on how to win an InsuranceERM Award
Deadline for entries is Friday 13 December
IFoA Dublin: Embedding climate change risk management
Best practice on managing climate risk discussed at the IFoA Life Conference in Dublin
PIC completes longevity swap conversion to £750m buy-in for SSE
It is PIC's third PRT deal for a pension scheme sponsored by Scottish & Southern Energy
InsuranceERM Awards 2020 - Entries are now open!
Deadline for entry into 38 categories is Friday 13 December 2019
UK view on US insurance price rise for vapers
It comes amid health concerns about vaping, which involves the use of e-cigarettes
Analysis
Views of enterprise risk management in 2030
Chief risk officers who want to participate in the strategy of their organisations will need to develop their vision for the future of the ERM function. Willis Towers Watson executives share their views on how risk management might evolve
Mortality reserving windfalls: a reversal of fortune?
UK life insurers have enjoyed several years of unexpected profits thanks to the slowdown of mortality improvements, but recent statistics hint this trend may be about to reverse. Cintia Cheong reports
Capital models: run, review, repeat
Recent surveys by consultancies Willis Towers Watson and PwC have revealed how UK life insurers have revised their approach to capital modelling. Christopher Cundy reports on some of the highlights
Candace Woods: engineering financial wellness
Prudential Financial's chief actuary talks to Christopher Cundy about her role in improving diversity, reforming its actuarial team and the regulatory challenges facing the insurer.
German life book consolidation: cultural shift needed
Following the sale of Generali Leben to Viridium, the largest-ever transfer of a German life book, participants are hopeful it will convince doubtful minds and open the door to more deals. Christopher Cundy reports
Equity release mortgages: stopping the roof falling in
The Prudential Regulation Authority has shaken up life insurers by proposing new assumptions around the valuation of ERMs. The more prudent approach seeks to avoid a potential disaster if house prices stagnate or crash, but the impact on insurers could be serious. Christopher Cundy reports