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Colonial Life launches new health care reform tool for employers

Employers have a new tool to help them dig through the complex pile of health care reform legislation to better understand how the new laws will affect them and what they need to do now and going forward.

Pacific Life Insurance deploys Munich Re’s automated underwriting platform

US-based Pacific Life Insurance Company has deployed Munich Re’s automated underwriting platform to support its strategic initiatives of transforming the way life insurance is sold and new market expansion.

Zurich Insurance divests stake in New China Life

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), has agreed to sell 97.5 million H shares in New China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NCI), representing 3.1% of the total issued share capital of NCI.

Generali plans to take full control of Generali Deutschland

Italian insurer Generali Group is planning to take full control of its management holding company, Generali Deutschland Holding, by purchasing the 7% minority stake.

ING Life Insurance launches new life insurance product

ING Life Insurance has launched ING Nirmal Jeevan Insurance Plan, a new life insurance product to provide a combination of protection as well as savings with guaranteed returns to its customers.

Pacific Life Insurance selects Hooper Holmes as service provider

Pacific Life Insurance Company has selected Hooper Holmes as key service provider for its new Pacific PRIME Term product now being launched in the US.

ING to sell 50% stake in Chinese insurance JV to BNP Paribas Cardif

Dutch financial conglomerate ING Groep NV has agreed to sell of 50% stake in its Chinese insurance joint venture ING-BOB Life Insurance Company to BNP Paribas Cardif, the insurance arm of France-based BNP Paribas.

Great-West Lifeco satisfies conditions to acquire Irish Life Group

Canada-based Great-West Lifeco Inc. has satisfied for all the conditions to its acquisition of Irish Life Group Limited, other than the payment of the EUR1.3 billion ($1.66 billion) consideration.

Aviva enhances critical illness cover

Aviva plc, a UK-based life insurer, has enhanced its critical illness (CI) cover for new customers with a series of radical enhancements, extending the number of conditions covered to 53.

LV= launches relevant life cover product

Liverpool Victoria (LV=) Broker, a part of the LV= group of companies, has launched a relevant life cover product that allows employers to set up life cover either for their employees or company directors in a tax-efficient manner.