News & Insights
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Jeff Poulin on Pride Month"While Pride is a celebration for many, it is also a time to highlight that we still have a long route ahead of us..." Jeff Poulin, CEO Reinsurance
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Trish Gehlen Preston Assumes Role of Vice-President, CFO ReinsuranceJeff Poulin and Garry MacNicholas congratulate Glenn Hickling on his upcoming retirement and welcome Trish Gehlen Preston in the role of VP CFO Reinsurance.
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Canada Life Reinsurance signs C$1.4-billion co-insurance agreement with Dai-ichi Life“I am delighted to announce this significant reinsurance transaction which is not only our first with Dai-ichi Life but also our first in the Japanese market.", Gareth Dobson, General Manager and Actuary, Barbados Branch
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Canada Life Re Sponsorship Supports Alliance Center for Education in Charlotte, NC“We are proud to continue our support of the Alliance Center for Education scholarships and programs that provide opportunity for so many in the Charlotte area.” Lonny Meewes, SVP Marketing
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Great-West Lifeco 1st Quarter 2021 Financials"We're pleased that our recently acquired businesses are performing well, and integration activities are on track, while our global businesses' momentum and sales pipelines remain strong." Paul Mahon
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Canada Life Reinsurance Announces €4.7 Billion Longevity Agreement with Athora Netherlands“We are pleased to build and grow our relationship with Athora Netherlands with this major reinsurance agreement,” says Jeff Poulin. “It demonstrates our ability to work together with our partners to meet their reinsurance needs and adapt our solutions to their needs over time.”
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Great-West Lifeco 4th Quarter 2020 Financials"We consider this to be a strong performance especially considering the pandemic’s ongoing impact,” said Paul Mahon, President and CEO of Great-West Lifeco Inc. “Looking ahead, we will continue to focus on capitalizing on the investments made in our businesses and driving value creation.”
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Canada Life Re supports £3bn Longevity Swap for BBCJeff Poulin, Global Head of Canada Life Reinsurance: “Congratulations to all teams involved in executing this significant new transaction with the BBC Pension Scheme"
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Great-West Lifeco 3rd Quarter 2020 Financials"We consider the steady year-over-year base earnings performance this quarter an excellent outcome, considering the unprecedented events over the past nine months." Paul Mahon
Insights
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Covid-19 - Pandemic or EndemicDr. Anuj Gupta, MBBS, MBA Senior Underwriting Research Consultant, writes on Covid-19 - Pandemic or Endemic
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Capital Financing for Health InsuranceDavid Rowbottom discusses the application of Structured Reinsurance as a source of capital financing for Health companies.
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Capital Solutions: A Group Life ExampleMike Green’s presentation at the 2018 Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting provides a clear and practical summary of the benefits and features of Structured Reinsurance. While the presentation uses Group Life as the example, Structured Reinsurance can be tailored to meet your company’s individual needs.
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Reinsurance as a Longevity Capital Management ToolAt the 2018 Valuation Actuary Symposium, Sheila Harney gave a presentation on how reinsurance can be used as a capital management tool for longevity risk. She addressed buy-ins, buy-outs, swaps, and use of captives in both the European and U.S. Pension Risk Transfer markets.
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Keynote: Underwriting Best PracticesEamon Loughnane spoke at the Mercer Longevity hedging webinar following the execution of the £3.4bn longevity swap of Marsh & McLennan UK pension fund, of which Canada Life Re took on £1.7bn of the pension liabilities