Episode 6 - Risk Settlement - Overseas

Insurance of pension scheme liabilities is now a common strategy amongst UK pension schemes. What about overseas? How big are the overseas pensions insurance markets and what appetite is there from overseas sponsors to insure pension risk? In the UK we often see the successful integration of member options and insurance strategies. Is this a global theme? What about trends in other countries? What does the future hold for insurance of pension liabilities globally? What are global companies doing to prioritise the territories in which they first de-risk their pension liabilities? What should sponsors and trustees be doing to gain the best risk settlement opportunities?