BCG Spotlight Series
Q&A with Groom Law Group – Addressing Alternative Assets in Defined Benefit Plan Terminations – The Legal Perspective
April 2022
David Levine, Co-Chair, Plan Sponsor Group at Groom Law Group shared how plan terminations have evolved over the years and why proactive attention to wind down strategies for a plan’s alternative investments can often be beneficial. To read the Q&A with Groom Law Group, click here.
Q&A with Athene – Pension Plan Funding Has Reached an Inflection Point – Considerations for Larger Plan Sponsors
February 2022
Richard McEvoy, Senior Vice President and Pension Group Annuity Leader at Athene shared his thoughts on prevalent tailwinds for Pension Risk Transfer and how the market has adapted in recent years to accommodate larger transactions. To read the Q&A with Athene, click here.
Q&A with Canada Life Re – COVID-19 Insights and Considerations for Pension De-risking
October 2021
Mike Mulcahy, Head of U.S. Life Reinsurance for Canada Life Re and President of CLRe’s U.S. Subsidiary, Canada Life Reinsurance Company shared his thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the pension risk transfer market and identified some key considerations for pension de-risking. To read the Q&A with Canada Life Re, click here.
Q&A with RGA – Developments in Longevity Risk Management for PRT Transactions
July 2021
David Lipovics, Vice President, US Pension Risk Solutions, at the Global Financial Solutions Division of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (“RGA”) shared his thoughts on recent key developments in the assessment of longevity risk and the impact on US pension risk transfer transactions. To read the Q&A with RGA, click here.
Penbridge Defined Benefit Expense Survey
Penbridge is conducting the first industrywide survey to capture all the costs associated with maintaining a U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) plan. It provides plan sponsors an efficient means to identify, collect and benchmark their DB plan expenses. Plan sponsors that participate, receive, at no charge, a customized Penbridge DB Expense Benchmarks Report.