Browsing: Mortality Risk

The report, which covers the period 2024/2025, analyses data received from market leaders across 13 countries internationally across Europe, North America and Australia with established or developing equity release markets and explores their growth potential.

General mortality trend in England continues downwards but certain diseases getting worse.

Advances in early detection and treatment have significantly improved survival outcomes, especially in non-metastatic cases. However, prognosis varies greatly depending on the stage at diagnosis, molecular characteristics, and the extent of metastasis.

Life Risk News Q&A: Matthew Sheridan of Health Data Analytics Institute to get his thoughts on how predictive modelling is helping US health systems to better triage patients and model risk.

In a rare bright spot for the product, growth was observed in the 61+ age cohort.

During March, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process climbed from 101.7% to 102.5% of a plan’s accounting liabilities.

The transaction was finalised in March 2025 and is the ninth buy-in for Royal London’s BPA business.

The £7.5m transaction secures the benefits of all 121 members, comprising 26 deferred members and 95 pensioner members, and covers all scheme liabilities.

The buy-in insures the benefits of 180 Scheme members comprising 99 deferred members and 81 pensioners.

Gokul Sudarsana, Chief Investment Officer of HSCM’s Life strategy and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Firm’s Re/Insurance strategy.