Author: Greg Winterton
Third-party capital in the asset intensive life reinsurance market now sits at all-time highs, but just how much higher can it go?
Greg Winterton spoke to Daniel Taylor, Client Director at Trafalgar House, to explore the essential priorities for trustees navigating the complex path toward de-risking.
Two recent litigation cases produced opposite results for the life settlement market.
Highest ever volume of buy-in transactions show market in maturation stage.
Why a different approach might be needed to bring the UK’s secondary life insurance market back to life.
LifeRoc Capital’s Brandon Marz provides his thoughts on the state of the life settlement industry’s secondary market in this month’s Q&A.
Latest CMI model not likely to have material impact on pensions de-risking activity.
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has turned its head towards the almost zeitgeist topic of ‘private equity’ ownership of life insurers. On 3rd February, it published ‘Consultation on supervisory statement on the authorisation and ongoing supervision of (re-)insurance undertakings related to private equity’, a new consultation paper that is “seeking to address the risks and ensure high-quality and convergent supervision of (re-)insurance undertakings related to private equity firms, considering their specific nature and risks.” While not being a Supervisory Statement as yet, this Consultation Paper could be seen as a new ‘manual of expectations’ for national regulators. The document covers four main areas: the PE firm’s acquisition strategy and business model;…
Delaware Supreme Court opinion says that the three-year statute of limitations applies to estates seeking to recover the death benefit from a STOLI policy.
Supply and demand dynamics in terms of annuity issuance and the need for reinsurance solutions remains strong.