Browsing: Volume 2 Issue 3 – March 2026

Longevity and Mortality Investor’s Editor’s Letter for the March 2026 issue.

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.

WTW’s De-Risking Report 2026 suggests that longevity swaps are becoming increasingly interesting to UK defined benefit pension schemes and forecasts £20bn worth of transactions this year.

Supply and demand dynamics in terms of annuity issuance and the need for reinsurance solutions remains strong.

Gilts-based investment approach is feeding through to the prices offered to pension schemes entering BPA transactions by insurers.

The UK’s equity release securitisation market has re-emerged in recent years as a tool in a life insurer’s capital optimisation effort.

Fitch Ratings has a ‘neutral’ outlook for North American life insurers for 2026 despite a more challenging backdrop.

Greg Winterton caught up with Dr. Joshua Funder, CEO and Managing Director of Household Capital, to discuss the current state of and outlook for the reverse mortgage sector of the Australian securitisation market in this month’s Q&A.