LLMA proposes longevity index

The purpose is to provide a consistent and transparent set of standards for developing, producing and publishing longevity indices that market participants can use. The LLMA says this will bring greater standardisation to the longevity market, enabling insurers and pension plans to execute longevity hedges with greater certainty over shorter timescales. Key elements of the proposed LLMA Longevity Index Framework include a set of principles on which all longevity indices should be based and a set of guidelines for the methodology of the index. The LLMA Longevity Index Framework has ...