Author: Greg Winterton
Under optimistic scenarios, new research from Swiss Re projects that GLP-1 medications could reduce all-cause mortality in the US by as much as 6.4% by 2045. But what will the impact be on the life settlement market?
Longevity and Mortality Investor (LMI) is the new name for Life Risk News. Greg Winterton caught up with Chris Wells, Managing Editor at LMI, to discuss the reasons behind the rebrand, his thoughts on how the longevity and mortality markets have evolved in recent years, and plans for the future.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development, which, through the Federal Housing Administration, oversees the federally insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program, publishes monthly data showing the number of HECM endorsements on its website, and, for the first time since 2022, the market has grown – but from a historically low floor.
Cashing Out is a documentary from New York-based filmmaker Matt Nadel that tells the stories of three people who had a direct link to the viatical settlement industry in the US in the 1980s and 1990s.
A recent article in The Lancet Public Health suggests that walking 7,000 steps is associated with reductions in the risk of several serious health outcomes.
The pension risk transfer market in the UK has delivered plenty of talking points in 2025 so far in what has been another busy year for the space. Greg Winterton spoke to Pretty Sagoo, Managing Director of Defined Benefit Solutions at Just Group, to get a risk buyer’s perspective on the current state of the market and the outlook for the balance of the year.
Impact of 18% reduction in the number of active licensed providers nuanced.
Two areas of research are providing the gerontology community with the most promise: dysregulated nutrient sensing and cell senescence.
Carl Groth, Chief Risk Officer at Legal & General Retirement America, offers his thoughts on the state of the US pension risk transfer market as we enter H2.
The global equity release/reverse mortgage market could be worth $56bn by 2035, according to a new report from EY and industry group the European Pensions and Property Asset Release Group.