The Evolution of the Longevity and Mortality Markets Continues Apace

[London, UK, 21st May 2026] – The Longevity and Mortality Investor Conference 2026 brought together more than 200 industry participants last week, both in person and virtually, to discuss the rapid evolution of the longevity and mortality markets. 

Taking place in London’s Canary Wharf district at the offices of EY, the Longevity and Mortality Investor Conference began with a keynote presentation from Professor David Blake of Bayes Business School. In his presentation, Prof. Blake offered an in-depth look at the longevity market — its origins, evolution, and future potential as an investable asset class — and explored the development of the market over the past 25 years, including the quantification of longevity risk, key market requirements, macro-longevity assets, and the opportunities to expand the asset class further. 

Panel sessions scheduled at the event included a ‘State of the Market’ discussion, where experts from across the pension risk transfer, life settlements and life ILS markets shared insights on current developments; a consultants’ panel which explored how institutional investment consultants view longevity and mortality risk strategies; a dedicated session on longevity benchmarking and index development; a panel of leading legal and structuring experts who examined key developments across the life risk market; and presentations that explored developments in longevity and mortality risk markets, emerging trends in longevity analytics and demographic modelling, and behavioural dynamics within the life risk sector.