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Opinion . DB Buyouts

Longevity risk management

Professional Pensions | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 | screening image

Employers and pension scheme trustees have become very aware of the financial significance of continued improvements in life expectancy.

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Until recently, the only way to eliminate longevity risk has been to purchase bulk annuities with an insurance company which, for many schemes, comes with too high a price tag. However, 2009 looks set to be the year of longevity only solutions, which enables pension schemes to transfer longevity risk without handing over all of the scheme assets to an insurer. Join us for a discussion on - the latest thinking in relation to longevity risk and the signifcance for pension schemes - the rapid emergence of the "longevity swap" market - what is this market, how schemes can benefit from it and a view on current pricing levels - the wider market for longevity risk transfer - - where next for longevity?

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