In this episode, SCOR longevity specialists, Ruth Damian and Phil Curtis, explore the threat posed by longevity risk and the reinsurance solutions available to insurers and pension schemes.

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Phil Curtis, Head of Longevity Business Development 

 

Phil is Head of Longevity Business Development for SCOR. Based in London, UK, he has 15 years’ experience working in pensions and life insurance. Since joining SCOR in 2021, Phil has helped secure multibillion-dollars’ of longevity risk for clients and insurers, and is responsible for developing longevity solutions and client relationships globally. Prior to joining SCOR, Phil was a specialist consultant at Aon, advising pension scheme stakeholders on how to secure their longevity risk in the Pensions Risk Transfer market.   

Ruth Damian, AVP, Longevity 

Ruth is an Assistant Vice President on the Longevity team in the Americas. She has been in Reinsurance for 26 years with the last 21 working on financial reinsurance solutions. She joined SCOR in 2022. Most recently, she has been working with the Longevity team in the UK as the adviser and contact person to SCOR Longevity clients in the United States.  Prior to SCOR, she provided her expertise in different positions within reinsurance at RGA, MetLife and Brighthouse Financial. She earned her bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Anahuac University in Mexico City.