The 15th Conference on
BULK ANNUITIES

Pension Buy-ins and Buyouts
Longevity Insurance and Reinsurance

Schemes and Solutions Working Together

This conference has already taken place but you can order the event visuals and sound track from our Information Centre

  • Date & Time
    26th - 27th Apr 2017
  • Location

    Hyatt Regency Hotel - The Churchill 

    Portman Square 

    London W1H 7BH 

Conference Overview

This conference is the main annual occasion for the leading providers and advisers to come together to exchange views about the latest developments in the bulk annuity and longevity risk transfer market and the factors which will influence its development in the coming year. Although most delegates are from the UK, last year the event also attracted attendees from Canada, USA, Bermuda, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Ireland.

There is a strong pipeline of business for buy-ins. Pension schemes and solution providers are working well together to produce impressive and affordable outcomes. Longevity risk transfer mechanisms are evolving, notably with increased deal experience in other jurisdictions.

Here is a selection of some key questions which the conference will seek to address:

What is the 2017/18 outlook for prices and affordability?
How might Brexit affect the market?
What is making transaction processes more efficient?
How useful are online pricing and tracking facilities?
What new legal structures are being deployed?
Is longevity risk transfer pricing adjusting appropriately to mortality trends?
What is influencing reinsurance pricing?
Are pension schemes and insurers having to compete for reinsurance capacity?
How successfully are insurers sourcing suitable assets?
Where does medical underwriting stand now?
What is the regulator’s current view of risk management practices?

The conference is intended for insurers and reinsurers to exchange views with lawyers and consultants on the principal factors which will influence business in the year ahead; and for pension schemes trustees to brief themselves on the rapidly evolving techniques for transferring pension risk and the optimum time for doing so.

The 2017 programme features sixteen speakers who have never spoken at any of our previous bulk annuity and longevity risk transfer events and seven who are making a welcome return:

LEGAL & GENERAL – John Towner, Head of Origination, Pension Risk Transfer

NOMURA INTERNATIONAL – Ed Skilton and Paul Fulcher, Managing Directors

PHOENIX GROUP – Simon True, Group Chief Actuary

LANE CLARK & PEACOCK – Charlie Finch, Partner

SCOTTISH WIDOWS – Mike Edwards, Head of Origination

PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION – Mark Gull, Head of Fixed Income

UK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE – Sir Robert Stheeman, Chief Executive Officer

SACKERS – Stuart O’Brien, Partner

ALLEN & OVERY – Neil Bowden, Pensions Partner

ROLLS-ROYCE PLC – Joel Griffin, Head of Global Pensions and Benefits

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND – Hugo Laing, Corporate Insurance Partner

PRA – Lisa Leaman, Head of Department, Retail Life, Insurance Division

JRP – David Richardson, Deputy Group Chief Executive and MD, UK Corporate Business

AON HEWITT – Martin Bird, Senior Partner and Tim Gordon, Partner

PARTNER RE – Kevin O’Regan, Head of Longevity and Portfolio Reinsurance

HYMANS ROBERTSON – Theresa Chew, Head of Transaction and Structuring

LINKLATERS – Victoria Sander, Corporate Insurance Partner, Global Sector Leader for Insurance
 
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON – Ian Aley, Head of Transactions

MERCER – Benoit Hudon, Global DB Leader and Andrew Ward, Partner

PACIFIC LIFE RE – Andrew Murphy, Head of Longevity Inforce and Origination 

The conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel – The Churchill, Portman Square, London W1H 7BH. Tel 020 7486 5800.

This is a five star hotel overlooking Portman Square. It is close to the shopping facilities of Oxford Street and Bond Street and the attractions of Park Lane and Hyde Park.

For those wishing to stay in the hotel on the nights of 25 April (the night before) or 26 April (the middle night) a concessionary room rate has been negotiated. Please call Westminster and City on 020 7582 6516 for the code to quote.

Please click here for a map.

Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill - Hotel Exterior

What is Included

The Standard Delegate Registration £1290+VAT for both days or £645+VAT for one day – includes speaker documentation, printed copies of visuals, refreshments on arrival, mid-morning and mid-afternoon, pre-lunch drinks, lunch with wine, networking party on the first evening and the post conference pack.

The Multiple Delegate Registration – £1190+VAT each for both days or £595+VAT each for one day – covers exactly the same as the standard ticket but at a reduced rate where three or more delegates from the same company are registered at the same time.

The Special Rate Registration, is applicable to certain trustees of pension schemes where trusteeship is their primary role, registered charities and other categories designated by us from time to time. 

Lunch is included with all registrations and is an important part of the day’s networking. If you have special requirements (vegetarian, dairy free, no shell fish etc) we can cater for you if we know in advance. Please use the message facility or call us on 020 7582 6516.

What is Not Included

Travel to and from the venue and overnight accommodation if required is the responsibility of individual delegates and not included in the registration fee. If it is required it must be separately booked directly with the hotel. We have negotiated on behalf of delegates a concessionary rate on a limited block of rooms, obtained by quoting a code which we can provide on request. Alternatively we are able to suggest other hotels nearby. We shall be happy to assist with any queries if you call 020 7582 6516.

Terms and Conditions. The full fee becomes payable on registration and should be paid prior to the event. Terms of business are in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act.

Payment Methods. The preferred method of payment is bank to bank transfer or debit card. If required we are able to accept payment by credit card but are obliged to apply a 2% fee to cover bank charges.

Cancellations, in writing only, received and acknowledged 14 clear days prior to an event are subject to a 10% cancellation fee. Registrations or cancellations made within the 14 day period prior to an event are payable in full in all circumstances.

Substitutions. There is no extra charge for substitutions as long as we are notified before the conference starts and any replacement is from the same company. Substitutions for part of the conference only are not possible.

No Sharing or Splitting. Each registration applies to one named person only. Registrations cannot be shared or split between different people even if they are present for different parts of the day.

Non-Appearance on the day is chargeable, whether or not the invoice has been paid.

Programme Changes. Every effort is made to keep to the published programme but occasionally speaker, venue or timetable changes are unavoidable. The right to change arrangements without liability is reserved and no liability is accepted for consequential loss.

Our Bulk Annuities conference offers great promotional opportunities and cost effect ways to enhance your brand and make valuable new contacts. You can reach delegates who come from many parts of the world which in recent years have included the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Holland, Germany, Ireland and Bermuda. They have a deep interest in pension buy-ins and buyouts, longevity insurance and reinsurance and many regard this event as their must attend conference of the year.

Promotional Opportunities include:

Exhibition Spaces
Five of these are available, all in prominent positions next to the conference registration desk and in the refreshment area. They offer an exceptional opportunity to enhance your brand awareness and networking capability at a modest cost.

Drinks Party Sponsorship
There will be a drinks party at the end of the first day of the conference, 26th April. We are inviting sponsorship of the drinks which entitles the sponsor to a verbal acknowledgement by the chairman for their support, the opportunity to say a few words during the party, and some banners promoting their brand.

Hosted Lunch Tables
Here is an opportunity to invite scheme sponsors and trustees to join you on your own branded company lunch table – an excellent way to develop new contacts, particularly with schemes which have yet to do a deal.

Delegate Pack Advertisement
This reaches not only delegates who attend on the day but also those who cannot be there but order a non-delegate pack instead.

Literature Distribution
If you want to get your latest research or report in front of a highly targeted and well-informed audience you can give one to everybody who attends.

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All the above facilities are very competitively priced. We can also tailor make something to meet your requirements and budget.

For ways to enhance your brand awareness by means of exhibiting, literature distribution or documentation advertising, please click here 

For ways to improve your networking opportunities by means of lunch sponsorship, drinks party sponsorship, hosted lunch tables and exhibition places please click here 

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If you are unable to attend the conference but would like to know what was discussed, you can pre-order the event soundtrack and visuals from our Information Centre

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