September 10, 2025

UK Pension Risk Transfer Market Driving Increased Interest from North American Investors

The planned acquisition of life insurer Just Group by Canadian investment company Brookfield, announced in…

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ELSA

September 10, 2025

7,000 Steps Each Day Keeps the Doctor Away. But What Is the Impact on Insurers and Pensions?

The claim that walking 10,000 steps each day makes a significant difference to one’s health…

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ELSA

September 10, 2025

What the Financial Advisor Community Can Learn from the Life Settlement Market

Life expectancy providers are deeply embedded in the longevity and mortality world, providing insights for…

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ELSA

September 10, 2025

Breaking the Bottleneck: Why GMP Equalisation and Data Challenges Are Delaying Buyouts in 2025

GMP Equalisation (GMPe) is continuing to be a significant hurdle for DB pension schemes on…

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ELSA

September 10, 2025

Q&A: Pretty Sagoo, Managing Director, Defined Benefit Solutions, Just Group

The pension risk transfer market in the UK has delivered plenty of talking points in…

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ELSA

September 10, 2025

Reform Spurs a Steady Drumbeat of New Pension Risk Transfer Deals in the Netherlands

Pension-risk transfer (PRT) deals in the Netherlands are steadily increasing as the deadline for a…

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ELSA

August 13, 2025

Does the Decline in Life Settlement Provider Numbers Impact Investors?

The European Life Settlement Association (ELSA, publisher of Life Risk News) produced an update to…

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ELSA

August 13, 2025

Member Experience Coming to the Fore in Competitive UK Pension Risk Transfer Market

The UK pension-risk transfer (PRT) sector has become a buyer’s market. With a record 11…

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ELSA

August 13, 2025

Is a Geroscience Breakthrough the Black Swan Event for Life Insurers and Pensions?

Aging is something that happens to all humans. But few people consider it a disease…

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ELSA

August 13, 2025

Why Is Working-Age Mortality Worsening in the UK?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a striking divergence has emerged in the UK. While pensioners are…

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ELSA

August 13, 2025

Navigating Credit Allocations for Buy-In: Why Getting It Right Matters Now

With the buy-in market moving fast, trustees face a big question: how do you make…

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ELSA

August 13, 2025

Q&A: Carl Groth, Chief Risk Officer, Legal and General Retirement America

Total US pension risk transfer (PRT) new premium was $7.1bn in the first quarter of…

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ELSA

August 13, 2025

Economic Weakness Expected to Accelerate Growth of German Pension Buy-Outs

Germany’s pension market has been slow to embrace full risk transfer deals but a weakening…

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ELSA

July 16, 2025

Significant Growth Potential in Equity Release/Reverse Mortgage Market but Change is Required to Get There

The global equity release/reverse mortgage market could be worth $56bn by 2035, according to a…

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ELSA

July 16, 2025

Insurance Capacity Boost and Growth in Small Deals Mark Busy First Half in UK Pension Risk Transfer Market

The UK’s bulk purchase annuity (BPA) market has been marked this year by the intensification…

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ELSA