Madhu Jain

Lawyer, Gowling WLG

Madhu is a partner in the corporate team. She advises on the full range of corporate transactions in the insurance sector (life and non-life) (M&A transactions, court sanctioned transfers, insurance and reinsurance) in the UK and on a cross-border basis.

Madhu is also a key member of our pension risk transfer advising on bulk annuity deals, longevity only or whole annuity insurance and reinsurance transactions. She is part of the team that won the Financial Times most innovative law firm award in the year after she had lead roles on the ITV and Uniq annuity derisking transactions. Madhu is praised for her “incredible work ethic and drive and her ability to draw parties together to find a solution

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Longevity swaps

Practice notes

This Practice Note focuses on longevity swaps as a means for defined benefit pension schemes to hedge the longevity risk they face. In particular, this Practice Note explains how longevity swaps work, what considerations are relevant to employers and trustees when deciding whether to enter into a longevity swap contract and if so, on what terms.

Pensions