Browsing: Volume 3 Issue 12 – December 2024

Our December 2024 Editor’s Letter for Life Risk News Volume 3, Issue 12. We hope you enjoy the latest issue of Life Risk News.

Renewed emphasis on carriers as counterparties but fundamentals suggest strong platform for growth.

An insurance buy-out is not the only option in town for UK defined benefit pension schemes looking to de-risk – but is it still the best one?

Amendments to the NCOIL Model Act set to ease the administrative burden somewhat.

The Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) is refining its mission and vision for the future and to develop an actionable plan to achieve those goals.

Arguably, the US life insurance industry had a strong 2023 from a balance sheet perspective. Asset growth outpaced liability growth, and policy reserves grew as well and the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic would appear to be diminishing.

Life Risk News Q&A: Cobus Daneel, Chair, Continuous Mortality Investigation Projections Committee, shares what is top of mind in the mortality actuarial world as we look ahead to 2025.

Longevity swap market has not gone the way of the dinosaurs just yet.