The Akzo Nobel (CPS) Pension Scheme has agreed a £1.4bn transaction with Swiss Re to hedge the longevity risk for 17,000 pensioner members in the first longevity swap announced this year.
The reinsuer said it will keep all the risk on its own balance sheet and the contract does not require the scheme to post any collateral unless there is a significant move in longevity assumptions....
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