Mortality risk
Pension buyouts: rock-bottom prices mask unease over risk
US insurers will digest $40bn in pension assets this year but tight pricing and an economic downturn could lead to reflux
Longevity risk under Solvency II
Longevity risk under Solvency II
Death benefits in UK annuities 'should be eligible for revised Solvency II matching adjustment’
Products with five-year guarantee period should be deemed immaterial under Eiopa’s new criteria, say actuaries
Internal models can cut capital requirements for longevity and mortality risk – RMS
Standard formula for mortality and longevity risk a 'crude' measure, says Risk Management Solutions
LLMA attempts to stimulate longevity market with pricing framework
Industry body seeks to create benchmark price level to expand market participation
Longevity swaps - a new way forward
The longevity swap market has gone from nowhere to a value of £7 billion in less than a year – offering pension schemes a potential solution to one of their biggest headaches. But do these instruments have a long-term future, or are they simply a…
A unifying approach
Economic capital
Goldman Sachs launches tradeable mortality index
Goldman Sachs has launched a tradeable mortality index based on a pool of US senior citizens.
A catastrophe waiting to happen?
As climate change and geopolitical uncertainty ratchet up the risk of a single, catastrophic event, insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to offset that risk.