Author: Greg Winterton
Actuarial Guideline 55 is designed to provide regulators with more transparency into the asset adequacy of offshore asset-intensive life reinsurance structures.
The UK’s pension risk transfer market posted another strong year in 2025 both in terms of activity and aggregate premium transacted. Greg Winterton caught up with Alan Greenlees, Professional Trustee and Head of Risk Transfer at ZEDRA, to get his insights on a range of sub-topics within the space as 2026 begins in this month’s Q&A.
December saw a few developments in the PHL Variable Life Insurance Company rehabilitation story but a liquidation means much more is to come.
US reverse mortgage market awaits next steps in plan to reform HECM and HMBS programs.
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.