PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Peter Nakada TI - Pension and Longevity De-Risking: <em>Overcoming Inertia</em> DP - 2013 Sep 21 TA - Special Issues PG - 12--14 VI - 2013 IP - 1 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/2013/1/12.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/2013/1/12.full AB - This article examines the landscape of mortality assumptions in U.S. pension plans, both past and future, and includes an analysis of how ever-increasing life expectancy in the U.S. affects pension plans and their sponsors financially. We explore current opportunities for U.S. plan sponsors to insure the risk of future life expectancy improvements, contrasted against the U.K. market, where longevity-only transactions are more common.