Insight and Intelligence on (Re)insurance Convergence with the Capital Markets

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Conditions ripe for summer longevity deal

9 August 2010

Current market conditions are ripe for another large British pension scheme to transfer risk via a DIY buy-in over the summer, Hymans Robertson liability management specialist James Mullins says.

So-called DIY buy-ins, like the £1.3bn British Airways deal that closed in Q2, incorporate a longevity swap - to transfer the risk of pensioners living longer than expected - with an investment hedge to cover interest and inflation risk.

"Pension schemes can make use of the current apparent anomaly in the...

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