Tracing marital status? Think data protection

Naomi Brown considers the key data questions to ask when looking at marital status

clock • 5 min read
Tracing marital status? Think data protection

As defined benefit (DB) schemes mature, de-risk and edge ever closer to buyout and wind up, companies and trustees are increasingly focusing on different types of risk exposure.

One risk they may be looking at more closely is the risk which relates to whether members have a partner who would qualify for survivor benefits on the death of the member. For some time we have...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Admin / Technology

British Coal scheme appoints Brightwell as administrator

British Coal scheme appoints Brightwell as administrator

Firm to take over admin of the scheme from October 2027

Alex Levy
clock 11 November 2026 • 2 min read
Member services must be resilient amid sector reforms and tech change, says PPI

Member services must be resilient amid sector reforms and tech change, says PPI

Automation and integration do not necessarily translate to improved outcomes for members

Alex Levy
clock 11 November 2026 • 3 min read
Public Accounts Committee launches probe into civil service pensions crisis

Public Accounts Committee launches probe into civil service pensions crisis

Inquiry will be informed by NAO report on the transfer of CSPS to Capita in December 2025

Jonathan Stapleton
clock 04 November 2026 • 2 min read
Trustpilot