Insurance Industry

Pension Risk Transfer: Market Stability, Regulation, and Future Outlook – Webinar Recap

On May 13, 2025 industry leaders came together to discuss strategies for navigating today’s pension risk transfer (PRT) landscape. Together, they shared insights on current regulatory frameworks, the role of data integrity in successful transactions, and market opportunities to achieve long-term pension security. Webinar panelists included: Travis Jones, Senior [continue reading]

2025-05-28T14:33:37-05:00May 19, 2025|Berwyn University, Insurance Industry|

Death Audit Compliance: How Insurance Professionals Can Stay Ahead of Evolving Regulations

Insurance professionals are all too familiar with the investigations and lawsuits targeting the industry. State insurance departments and other regulators have intensified their audits of insurers to ensure proper identification of deceased policyholders and timely benefit disbursement. Non-compliance with both RSAs (Regulatory Settlement Agreements) and GRAs (Global Regulatory Agreements) can [continue reading]

2025-04-17T15:46:00-05:00April 3, 2025|Death Audit & CertiDeath, Insurance Industry|

CertiDeath Paragon Introduction: Death Audits Without the Risk – Webinar Recap

The Berwyn Group isn’t just participating in the death audit industry’s evolution – we are leading it. We are thrilled to release a new death audit solution that redefines the way organizations identify decedents with CertiDeath® Paragon™. During a March 2025 webinar, we discussed how CertiDeath Paragon significantly reduces [continue reading]

The Berwyn Group Hires Lane Kent as General Manager of Insurance

Kent brings extensive insurance leadership experience to an expanding market for Berwyn   [Independence, Ohio] -- The Berwyn Group (Berwyn), the leader in death audit, locate services and population management announces the appointment of Lane Kent as General Manager of Insurance. In this role, Lane will lead a team that [continue reading]

2025-06-16T15:52:54-05:00March 24, 2025|Insurance Industry, News|

Pension Risk Transfer Checklist – Webinar Recap

2023 was another record year with over 800 Pension Risk Transfers completed, a 30% increase from 2022. The pace continues in 2024 so it’s not a surprise that the PRT insurer participation has doubled over the past decade. Industry experts explain why the market for PRTs is hot right [continue reading]

2025-06-16T16:12:14-05:00July 24, 2024|Berwyn University, Insurance Industry|

Is your current death audit process providing a false sense of security?

Pension plans and insurance companies have a lot on their plate, so it isn’t uncommon for their death audit process to get overlooked. It may often be seen as checking a box to make sure there’s some form of a death audit process in place. However, not taking a [continue reading]

Your Guide to Choosing a Death Audit Vendor

The continuing degradation of the Social Security Administration's Limited Access Death Master File (DMF) makes the choice of a death audit vendor increasingly important. What are the essential aspects to consider in this selection? What important questions should you ask potential vendors? To assist you in this important decision-making process, [continue reading]

How the demise of the Death Master File is a problem and an opportunity for insurance companies

More and more, insurance companies who rely primarily on the SSA Limited Access Death Master File (DMF) are missing huge numbers of unreported deceased policyholders. In fact, our Mortality Analyses we perform for prospective clients often reveal thousands of missed deaths. It’s not the fault of insurance companies. For [continue reading]

2024-06-26T15:49:08-05:00February 8, 2024|Death Audit & CertiDeath, Insurance Industry|
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