Insurance
Credit Suisse looks to enter Dutch longevity market
Credit Suisse looks to Dutch longevity
Climbing the modernisation mountain
Climbing the modernisation mountain
Netherlands heralded as next longevity market
An €11 billion increase in the liabilities of the top four Dutch pension funds owing to life expectancy improvements could see a longevity swap deal agreed in the Netherlands
Estimating and reducing lapse risk
The persistency problem
RSA: anatomy of a longevity swap
The long game
A balanced structure?
A balanced structure?
Internal model should not be mandatory for VA business – MetLife
Internal model should not be mandatory for VA business – MetLife
Irish sovereign annuities could reduce pension liabilities by 30%
Irish sovereign annuities could reduce pension liabilities by 30%
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
JP Morgan completes first longevity swap on non-retirees
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
Real estate provides inflation hedging – but only over the long-term
Correlation between inflation and real estate investment can be negative in the short term but almost perfect on a long-term time horizon
Variable annuity risks hurt Japanese life companies
Risk vs reward
Swiss Re calls for governments to issue longevity bonds
Leading provider of longevity derisking calls for governments to enter the market
Eurozone unlikely to break up, says Zurich chief economist
The chief economist of Zurich Financial Services believes there is the political will necessary to protect the eurozone over the long term
State pension rollback provides opportunity for insurers
Out of the ashes
Central Europe - insurers look to overcome region's ALM challenges
Taking the centre ground
Swiss Re launches inaugural trend risk securitisation
Swiss Re launches inaugural trend risk securitisation
Cutting capital constraints
Cutting capital constraints
Unrealistic pricing expectations impede development of longevity swap market
Price expectations have played a crucial role for the relatively small number of longevity swap deals that have so far been completed
New year could see indemnification ILS deal
A new indemnification insurance-linked securitisation is under way and could put an end to a post-crisis dry spell in life ILS early next year
Longevity swaps and the bulk purchase annuity market: Video interview with Simon Gadd, Legal & General’s head of annuities
Longevity swaps have yet to move into the mainstream – but bulk buyouts could be set return to favour
Dutch pension funds take lead in LDI implementation
Survey indicates Dutch pension funds have all opted for LDI
OECD to launch longevity risk project
Programme to include regulatory framework required to develop life tables for pension funds and insurance companies