Axa to get new partner in India
Ending its five-year partnership with French insurer Axa, Indian conglomerate Bharti Enterprises is to sell its 74% stakes in their…
ByMonth: June 2011
Dutch life industry hammered onto the ropes
Many Dutch life insurers made the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the global financial crisis The Netherlands life…
ByDirect credit could save UK insurers a packet
While the Association of British Insurers reports insurers paid out in excess of £84bn ($135bn) for insurance claims around £231m…
ByUK risk transfer market to grow by £20bn by 2012
Defined benefit pension scheme risk transfers continue to be a bright-spot in the UK life market with actuarial firm Hymans…
ByMarkets boost industry to a new high
Europes asset management industry has shrugged off the slump of 2008 to record a new all-time high in assets under…
ByBuy-ins finally make their debut in the US
A small deal compared with some that have been executed in the UK, the transaction involved a $75m pension risk…
ByAviva goes for speed with Simplified Life
That is the promise from UK insurer Aviva which claims 80% of consumers who apply online using the "super-fast quote…
ByPet insurance outdoes income cover in the UK
Specifically, the life insurer found 12% of UK adults have insurance to protect their income should they be unable to…
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