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The most recent mortality monitor from the Continuous Mortality Investigation shows that overall mortality in England and Wales in the third quarter of 2025 was lower than in any other quarter. The previous record low was for the third quarter of 2020, in the aftermath of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Trustees of the Ferno (UK) Limited Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme have agreed a c. £4m full scheme buy-in with Legal & General. The transaction was agreed in October 2025 and covers approximately 100 scheme members.
Canada Life has appointed Dominic Carpenter as Bulk Purchase Annuities Commercial & Strategy Director, a new role at the firm. Carpenter will lead the commercial development of Canada Life’s bulk annuities business and drive initiatives across commercial strategy, reinsurance and pricing to support its BPA growth ambitions.
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.
The increasing frequency and magnitude of cyber-attacks on British businesses have prompted the UK’s pensions industry to consider its own resilience, especially during de-risking processes when scheme members’ data is at a heightened state of vulnerability.
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?
The life settlement market has never been more mature and experienced, and ELSA is well placed to continue to lead from the front in terms of the awareness and education effort, driving standards, and fostering collaboration among market participants to push the industry to higher highs.
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.
The BP Pension Fund has completed a £1.6bn bulk purchase annuity buy-in transaction with Legal & General. The deal was the first pension risk transfer transaction for the c.£18bn fund; L&G provided a gilt-based price lock using the fund’s gilt holdings to ensure price certainty.