Andrew Ward

Andrew Ward General Information

Biography

Mr. Andrew Ward serves as Partner and Head of Risk Transfer at Mercer. He served as Principal, Lead Transaction Adviser and Head of longevity risk management at Mercer. He joined Mercer in 1999 and, since 2006, has specialized in the provision of strategic risk advice to the trustee and corporate clients. Over the last few years, he has assisted a wide range of trustees and companies (including FTSE100 and equivalents) understand the risks and costs inherent in their pension arrangements and the opportunities to improve their situations. This has then typically led to the development of clear objectives and agreement of coherent funding, investment and liability management strategies. He is one of Mercer's experts in de-risking, often being brought into existing client teams to assist in these areas. He has been involved in a number of ground-breaking longevity risk transactions, including deals relating to the ITV, EMI, CDC and Thorn pension liabilities. He is a regular speaker at external events and Mercer press contact on these topics. He has a degree in Economics from Nottingham University and is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.