This research study identifies how frequently people leave work for health reasons, describes the characteristics of these people and examines the impact on various economic outcomes. This reveals how leaving work for health reasons affects the everyday lives of working age individuals in Britain.

The third annual report whereby European pension plan trustees, corporate sponsors, advisors, brokers, regulators and third party groups come together to share their views on relieving liability risks, engaging in longevity hedging and buying out and other opportunities within the volatile market.

With a more rigorous and quantitative approach to regulating DB pension funds on the horizon, what are the implications for fund sponsors, scheme managers and insurers? This Insight Note introduces an approach to analysing capital adequacy of DB pension funds consistent with the Solvency II regime.

Paul Sweeting provides an update on the impact of Solvency II for Pensions.

The ABI quarterly consumer survey looks at consumer behaviour, mainly in relation to life and general insurance products, as well as attitudes towards savings and financial resilience.

EIOPA’s Financial Stability Committee has updated its report on the financial stability of the insurance and occupational pension fund sectors in the EU/EEA. The report includes developments in financial markets, the insurance and reinsurance markets, plus the occupational pension fund market.

In this paper, we examine the relevance of investment grade emerging markets debt under Solvency II. We compare it to the broader asset class and to various developed market European bond indices and assess the combination of corporate and government EMD IG as an attractive investment opportunity.

In this paper, we examine the treatment of money market funds under Solvency II, based on our interpretation of the technical specifications contained within the fifth published Quantitative Impact Studies.

In this paper we provide a brief summary of the Solvency II framework and consider the impact the proposed EIOPA changes may have on the UK pensions landscape.

Produced by the ABI, this guide to long term care insurance covers insurance solutions available, sources for advice and general information for prospective policy holders.