The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has renewed its partnership with leading screening firm Mortality Manifest (MM) to help educate schemes about the growing need for quality member data.  

With less than a year until the pensions dashboards connection deadline, and as the industry gears up to meet new value for money expectations, the need for robust scheme data is paramount.  

As an expert Insight Partner with the PMI, MM will host webinars, interviews and panel discussions for PMI members on key issues of de-risking, data management and losing member contact. The partnership supports innovation on challenges currently affecting the industry, adding value through the delivery of specialist knowledge. 

Varsha Gicas, Chief Customer Officer at the PMI, said: “With dashboards now on the near horizon, and scrutiny around value intensifying, schemes can no longer ignore the vital importance of high-quality data. It’s the foundation of the good governance that savers deserve, and a core priority for the regulator as it drives up compliance.  

“That’s why the PMI is proud to renew its partnership with Mortality Manifest, whose proven expertise in mortality screening and data integrity helps our members understand the need for better data, and how to secure it. Together, we are helping to enhance the system and protect savers.” 

MM have pioneered mortality screening since 2006 and are a license holder of the UK Government DDRI death data, the most reliable and comprehensive source of death registrations in the UK. The organisation leads the way in providing mortality screening, identity verification, spouse, beneficiary, residence and communication data. These services reduce administration time and cost for schemes when de-risking and cleansing data for dashboards.  

Sam Drye, Managing Director of MM, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with the Pensions Management Institute for a second year.  MM is excited to continue supporting PMI members through its range of core products and expertise, which enable schemes to improve the quality of their data.” 

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About the PMI:  

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) is the UK’s leading professional body for those working in pensions and retirement savings. With over 8,500 members, the PMI represents the broadest range of pensions professionals and trustees in the country. Its members are responsible for managing and advising some of the world’s largest pension schemes, making key decisions on substantial financial matters.    

About Mortality Manifest 

MM was established in 2006 as one of the original adopters of the UK Government’s DDRI licence, providing mortality screening to pension funds. It has grown and developed as a data services organisation using products like Spouse, Beneficiary & Residence along with other innovative solutions which are business critical to our clients. MM supports clients with member administration, data preparation for buy-ins/outs, automated member tracing and importantly data preparation for Pension Dashboards roll out. MM has developed a world class professional services team which supports clients in resolving issues around loss of contact with members and problems caused by poor data quality. 

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For media enquiries, please contact Matt Adams, Head of Media and PR at pressoffice@pensions-pmi.org.uk