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The SHPAA would have allowed seniors to put the proceeds of a life settlement into a tax-deferred/tax-free savings account for the senior and their family to use for health care and long-term care expenses.

Growth in the purchase of bulk annuity contracts by small defined benefit (DB) pension schemes over the past couple of years has been accompanied by the emergence of templated transfer processes that speed the closure of deals, enabling insurers to execute more of them.

Those advising insurance companies and pension schemes on mortality are paying very close attention to developments with anti-obesity medicines.

The increasing role – and influence – of ‘private equity’ firms in the US pension risk transfer (PRT) market in recent years has caught the attention of the media, regulators, and litigators.

Mark Sharkey, BPA Origination Lead, Royal London shares his views on the state of the market and its outlook for 2025.

Reverse mortgage securitisation activity is set to pick up in the coming years.

New report provides primary research-backed data to help life settlement market shape its education efforts in the coming years.

The UK’s bulk purchase annuity market is now firmly established as a £50bn a year market.

Demand for balance sheet solutions from insurers and supply of capital from asset managers provide market with solid fundamentals to maintain recent activity.

Life Risk News Q&A: Ryan McTernan, Senior Managing Director at Fifth Season Investments shares his take on the state of the life settlement market as we begin 2025.