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

4 February 2012

Swiss Re calls for longevity collaboration

1 September 2010

Swiss Re has called for collective action from insurers, governments and pension funds to stave off the risks of providing for an increasingly long-lived population.

In a report released yesterday, the firm said reinsurers were the "natural home" for longevity risk, which was contributing to widespread funding gaps in defined-benefit pension schemes and growing demand for annuities.

(Re)insurers must educate the market to create investor demand for longevity products in order to boost their capacity to protect pension funds, Swiss...


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