Myles Pink from LCP will look back on the record year for BPA volumes in 2019 and comment on the outlook for volumes in 2020 and beyond. He will set out the key drivers of pension scheme demand including an overview of the long term strategies that many pension schemes are following: so-called journey planning. In discussing these drivers, Myles will comment on what impact the outbreak of Covid-19 is expected to have had on these strategies and pension scheme demand for buy-ins and buy-outs.

Sammy Cooper-Smith from Rothesay Life will go on to set out the perspective of the insurer by providing an overview of what drives value-for-money in the supply of insurance de-risking capacity to pension schemes. He too will comment on the impact of Covid-19 on these drivers. In particular, Sammy will focus on the impact of the pandemic on longevity reinsurance pricing and on the prices of assets that insurers invest in to support buy-ins and buy-outs.