Longevity risk in Europe

Longevity reinsurance is booming in the Netherlands. What are the drivers and will the rest of Europe follow suit?

Life-Re Europe 2026 round-up

Life-Re Europe held its first event in April. From longevity to reinsurance, assets to regulations, the forum covered a manifold range of key topics for the European life insurance market.

RGA’s asset intensive insight

RGA remains one of the few reinsurers to have transacted an asset intensive reinsurance deal in Europe. As Executive Vice Presidents Cormac Galvin, Head of EMEA, and Jonathan Porter, Global Chief Risk Officer, discuss, shifting life markets mean this is a long-term growth business.

The IAIS Re-enforcing Re-insurance

The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is the international standard-setting body for insurance markets. In this interview, Dieter Hendrickx, chair of the IAIS Monitoring and Risk Assessment Committee, talks about the international context for Europe’s life reinsurance business.

The Value of Curiosity
Liane Hirner, CFRO of VIG, has a strong belief in the merits of listening. It is a trait that has helped her navigate the shifts seen in life insurance in recent years, including macro volatility and the...
Alexandra Jour-Schroeder: a new dawn for EU insurance investment
Europe has an €800bn economic investment gap. Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, Deputy Director-General of DG FISMA, European Commission, says European insurers are going to get more opportunities to bridge this....
Japan’s AIR makeover
The Japanese FSA’s nuanced overhaul of its asset intensive reinsurance rules has been welcomed by participants as keeping a key capital-management tool intact for the country's life insurers. So what do...
Sweden a shining star in Europe’s insurance market
The Swedish insurance market is a model in innovation, investment and healthy risk-appetite. Countries around Europe are looking to see what they can learn from their Nordic neighbour, as Magnus Vesterlund,...
Longevity risk in Europe
Longevity reinsurance is booming in the Netherlands. What are the drivers and will the rest of Europe follow suit?

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The Value of Curiosity

Liane Hirner, CFRO of VIG, has a strong belief in the merits of listening. It is a trait that has helped her navigate the shifts seen in life insurance in recent years, including macro volatility and the advent of trends

Japan’s AIR makeover

The Japanese FSA’s nuanced overhaul of its asset intensive reinsurance rules has been welcomed by participants as keeping a key capital-management tool intact for the country’s life insurers. So what do the new rules say?

Sweden a shining star in Europe’s insurance market

The Swedish insurance market is a model in innovation, investment and healthy risk-appetite. Countries around Europe are looking to see what they can learn from their Nordic neighbour, as Magnus Vesterlund, Chief Economist at Svensk Försäkring discusses.

Longevity risk in Europe

Longevity reinsurance is booming in the Netherlands. What are the drivers and will the rest of Europe follow suit?

The European consolidation wave

It has been long talked about but consolidation could be coming to Europe in a big way as participants from Viridium and Frankfurter Leben discussed at Life-Re Europe.

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