Longevity
Gender discrimination ruling leaves annuity providers confused over...
UK annuities providers cannot price for gender, but must still reserve capital for it
A spike in life expectancy estimation saw the four largest Dutch schemes add €11 billion to their liabilities in one go. As a series of high-profile longevity swap providers prepare to enter the market,...
It is axiomatic that managing longevity risk is a long-term affair. Assuming that a one-year increase in life expectancy adds 3% to a pension scheme's liabilities it would take an increase of 10 years...
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Credit Suisse looks to enter Dutch longevity market
Another big player takes a serious look at the Dutch longevity market
RSA: anatomy of a longevity swap
RSA exited the life insurance business only to find itself managing similar risks from its UK pension fund – for no reward. But a bold decision of de-risking saw it become one of the first movers in the longevity swap market. Theodora Tsentas reports...
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
New ground in longevity de-risking market with swap based on active lives completed
High cost of longevity derisking sees ABP consider alternative hedges
Europe’s largest pension fund is priced out of longevity securities market but looks to investments linked to the elderly as longevity hedge
House of the year: Deutsche Bank
The world is about to change for derivatives dealers. A new package of liquidity, leverage and capital measures was finalised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision last month, while the European Union (EU) will confirm its rules for over-the-counter...
Insurance risk manager of the year: Metlife
The list of firms that have lost money on their variable annuity (VA) business reads like a who’s who of insurance-market greats. Some of the biggest names in the business have recorded hundreds of millions – if not billions – of dollars in losses...
Corporate risk manager of the year: BMW
Rising life expectancy is a wonderful testament to giant leaps in medical science and the result of healthier lifestyles, but it’s causing havoc with company pension schemes. According to a report by consultancy firm Lane Clark & Peacock last May, FTSE...
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