Longevity/mortality

Analysis

18 February 2025

Swiss Re's Julien Descombes on life, health and IFRS

The chief underwriting officer for life and health talks to Martin Assmann about the impact of adopting IFRS reporting and the trends in medicine and society to watch
08 August 2024

Re/insurers consider a different outcome from cancer

Once a probable death knell, a cancer diagnosis is increasingly becoming a chronic disease, thanks to advances in testing and treatment. This has significant implications for life and health re/insurers, as David Walker reports
29 May 2024

Life ILS markets feel the heat from high rates

It has been a tough period for the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, afflicted by higher interest rates and unexpected losses. But participants are hopeful of a revival, as Christopher Cundy reports
24 April 2024

Happy 100th birthday! Yes, we can insure you

From covering the costs of finding lost dementia sufferers, to telematics for older drivers, Japan's insurers are at the forefront of serving an ageing population, as David Walker discovers

News

  • Cancer claims costs up 234% from pre-covid levels

    01 May 2025

    The average age of cancer claimants has fallen from 47 pre-covid to 40 in 2024

  • Global Life Reinsurance Conference: early bird rate ends on 2 May

    16 April 2025

    The conference will be held on 2 June in London at the Hilton London Tower Bridge hotel

  • Stable start to 2025 England & Wales death rates, says CMI

    10 April 2025

  • Record insurer activity drives £47.8bn in buy-in / buy out deals in 2024

    27 March 2025

    Six insurers each wrote more than £5bn in deals for the first time, LCP finds

  • Viridium sale likely to spark resurgence in European life consolidation

    21 March 2025

    Backing from major insurers and asset managers to assuage regulatory concerns

  • Swiss Re and RGA participate in £10bn longevity swap for UK pension scheme

    21 March 2025

  • US risk managers worry for the future amid DOGE cutbacks

    17 March 2025

    Loss of access to data collected by NOAA and CDC among key concerns

  • Royal London reports £277m profit as bulk annuity business expands

    07 March 2025

    The mutual insurer completed three buy-in transactions worth £187m in premiums

  • UK's CMI proposes major mortality model overhaul

    27 February 2025

    Insurers will need to adapt assumptions as life expectancy modelling shifts

  • Apra to consult on capital rules for annuity providers

    27 February 2025

  • Italians regard life policies as financial products rather than insurance

    27 January 2025

    Ivass published research on reasons behind policy lapses in 2023

  • Record low death rates in 2024 reported by UK's CMI

    16 January 2025

    But mortality for younger adults is still above the ten-year average

  • L&H reinsurance poised for steady growth this year, says Swiss Re's sector CEO

    14 January 2025

    Paul Murray anticipates moderate expansion amid shifting global pension and mortality landscapes

  • Kevin O'Regan to lead PartnerRe's push into worldwide longevity markets

    08 January 2025

    Reinsurance executive is appointed CEO for global longevity

  • MetLife and Zurich complete £340m longevity swap with UK pension fund

    19 December 2024
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