Author: Greg Winterton
Moritz Roever of Vitaro Group provides his thoughts on how the servicing function in life settlement portfolios can be additive to alpha generation.
Two new reports from insurance asset manager Conning – one of them produced in conjunction with life settlement industry group the European Life Settlement Association (ELSA), publisher of Longevity and Mortality Investor – paint an optimistic picture of the state of the life settlement market.
New PRA discussion paper provides insight into the UK regulator’s thinking on potential reforms to the existing ISPV regime.
The life insurance stress test initiative this year finds the UK life insurance industry’s collective solvency coverage ratio to be well above regulatory requirements.
For those in the longevity and mortality modelling game, 2025 has provided plenty of activity to keep the actuaries busy. Greg Winterton spoke to James Hadley, Senior Consultant at Barnett Waddingham, to learn more about what is front and centre of the conversation in his world as the year draws to a close.
Changes to the NCOIL life settlement model act in the past 25 years have been beneficial to the life settlement market but educating consumers, policyholders and investors remains the rising tide that will lift all boats.
A convergence of themes has contributed to the growth story of the US life and annuity market of the past few years.
The subject of whether life insurance-linked securities (life ILS) structures should be rated or not is a conversation almost as old as the market itself.
The longevity economy is multi-faceted, with a range of investment opportunities available that can impact longevity in different ways. Greg Winterton spoke to Sergey Jakimov, Founding Partner of venture capital firm LongeVC, to get his views on both the space overall, and how LongeVC sees it, and therefore, approaches it in our latest Q&A.
Despite its growth and maturity in the past 25 years, the life settlement asset class remains a complicated one that requires deep analysis so that investors can understand it fully.