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.