A fundamental aspects of managing a Defined Benefit (DB) pension scheme is assessing the percentage of scheme members who have qualified dependents and in particular identifying marital status and spouse information. The presence of qualified dependents significantly influences a scheme or insurers financial calculations and responsibilities. This session explores the impact of:

• Missing spouses during de-risking and the impact on pricing calculation
• Incomplete data during a write-out process, resulting in poor member experience.
• New/innovative ways and additional data available to help clients make more informed decisions.