{"id":1597,"date":"2026-03-17T08:30:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:37:47","slug":"swiss-re-enters-us-retiree-market-with-landmark-2bn-longevity-reinsurance-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/swiss-re-enters-us-retiree-market-with-landmark-2bn-longevity-reinsurance-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Re enters US retiree market with landmark $2bn longevity reinsurance deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swiss Re, one of the world\u2019s largest reinsurance companies, has entered into its first longevity reinsurance transaction covering US retirees, building on the firm\u2019s global track record in the longevity risk transfer space.<\/p>\n

\"swiss-re-logo\"The reinsurance giant has completed more than 30 longevity reinsurance transactions across the UK, the Netherlands, Singapore, and Australia since the market was established almost 20 years ago, covering more than $50 billion of pension benefits and over one million retirees.<\/p>\n

Swiss Re has now built on this success with the execution of its first longevity risk transfer deal covering US retirees, announcing that it has entered into a $2 billion liability longevity reinsurance transaction.<\/p>\n

For the transaction, Athene participated as the counterparty as part of its ordinary course risk management activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cSwiss Re\u2019s financial strength and structuring experience support Athene\u2019s mission to protect policyholders\u2019 pension income in retirement. This transaction demonstrates Swiss Re\u2019s continued commitment to delivering tailored longevity risk solutions to leading retirement services providers,\u201d said Michael Bacon, Managing Director, Head of US Globals and Transactions at Swiss Re.<\/p>\n

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In 2025<\/a>, longevity business accounted for 17% of Swiss Re\u2019s insurance revenue, making it the second largest segment for the reinsurer\u2019s Life & Health reinsurance operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith record volumes of defined benefit plan sponsors shifting pension liabilities to insurers, Swiss Re expects significant industry need for longevity risk transfer solutions,\u201d said the firm.<\/p>\n

The post Swiss Re enters US retiree market with landmark $2bn longevity reinsurance deal<\/a> appeared first on ReinsuranceNe.ws<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Swiss Re, one of the world\u2019s largest reinsurance companies, has entered into its first longevity reinsurance transaction covering US retirees, building on the firm\u2019s global track record in the longevity risk transfer space. The reinsurance giant has completed more than…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1597"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1597"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1600,"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1597\/revisions\/1600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ateliersfurrer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}