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Ronan Mccaughey

AXA and Allianz climb in 2016 insurance brand rankings

AXA is the top global insurance brand for the 8th consecutive year, with a brand value growth this year of 14%, according to Interbrand’s Best Global Brand 2016 Rankings.

Most Americans prefer to pay a flat fee when buying life insurance

Nearly two-thirds of customers in the US prefer to pay a flat fee when buying life insurance according to a LIMRA survey.

LIMRA’s CMO delivers upbeat forecast for US life insurance market

LIMRA’s chief membership officer Jim Kerley has given an optimistic outlook for the US life insurance market, saying he feels “very positive about the short-term”.

Winning strategies from Malaysia’s U for Life in online life insurance distribution

Kenny Thing, general manager of Malaysian online life platform and start up, U for Life, has shared some of the provider’s successful strategies since it launched.

Grant Thornton: Solvency II continues to lose support from UK insurers

Support for Solvency II (SII) from the UK’s insurance industry has waned over the past several years, according to new research from business and financial adviser, Grant Thornton.

Nippon Life completes NAB life business stake acquisition

Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nippon Life) has completed the acquisition of 80% of MLC Limited (MLCL), the entity which operates MLC’s life insurance business, a subsidiary of National Australia Bank (NAB).

ABI DG: ‘bright future for UK insurance if Brexit is handled right’

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has set out five priorities to ‘make the best of Brexit’.

Finalists for Life Insurance International’s Innovation Awards named

The prestigious finalists for Life Insurance International’s (LII) Innovation Awards 2016 have been named. The winners will be announced at the Life Insurance International Innovation Awards on 17th November 2016.

LIMRA: More millennials own life insurance

Millennials’ ownership of individual life insurance has increased 48% since 2010, according to LIMRA’s 2016 Household Trends in Life Insurance Ownership Study.

Vitality’s Apple watch partnership means ‘points make prizes’

Vitality has partnered with technology giant Apple and online grocer Ocado in deals that enable Vitality members to be rewarded for buying healthy food and staying active.