The UK’s equity release securitisation market has re-emerged in recent years as a tool in a life insurer’s capital optimisation effort.

Fitch Ratings has a ‘neutral’ outlook for North American life insurers for 2026 despite a more challenging backdrop.

Greg Winterton caught up with Dr. Joshua Funder, CEO and Managing Director of Household Capital, to discuss the current state of and outlook for the reverse mortgage sector of the Australian securitisation market in this month’s Q&A.

One of the findings from the 2025 ELSA–Conning Life Settlement Investor Sentiment Study was that investors see life settlements sitting in their ‘resilience bucket,’ alongside private credit, infrastructure, and real assets.