Podcasts

Episode 91

Understanding Longevity - Assumptions for insurance companies and pension schemes

18 Jul 2023

Overview

In this episode of Hymans Robertson on... Understanding Longevity, Ben Johnson is joined by Helen Wells, Mark Cooper from Rothesay and Mark Sharkey from Club Vita to discuss how pension schemes and insurers may have different approaches to longevity.

We discuss how insurers and pension schemes go about setting baseline mortality rates and allowances for future improvements, and our guests talk about the challenges and opportunities of longevity work in 2023.

Key Topics
  • Introductions : (0m)
  • Setting baseline mortality rates : (6m 15s)
  • Future longevity improvements : (15m 3s)
  • Preparing for an insurance transaction : (29m 16s)
  • Challenges and opportunities : (36m 10s)

Speakers

Ben Johnson

by Ben Johnson
Head of International Longevity

Mark Sharkey

by Mark Sharkey
Global Head of Pensions Strategy at Club Vita

Helen Wells

by Helen Wells
Actuarial Consultant

Mark Cooper

by Mark Cooper
Head of Longevity Risk at Rothesay