All articles by Ronan Mccaughey
Ronan Mccaughey
L&G completes £750m ICI pension buy-in
Legal & General Group has completed a £750m ($988.1m) pension buy-In transaction for the ICI Pension Fund. (ICI PF).
Cracking Chinas health insurance market
The perceived value of health insurance in China is still a consumer education challenge, according to Larry Hartshorn, research director for International Research, at US-headquartered insurance association, LIMRA.
Munich Re develops Solvency II reinsurance solutions for life insurers
Munich Re has developed non-traditional reinsurance solutions to enable life insurers to improve their management of Solvency II capital requirements and tailor it more to their own needs.
Sberbank taps into Pokémon Go craze and offers free accident insurance
Russia’s Sberbank has offered free accident insurance to players of Pokémon Go and equipped Sberbank branches across Russia with special modules that attract Pokémon in an effort to engage with consumers.
Singapores MAS proposes further revisions to RBC framework for insurers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed further revisions to the Risk-Based Capital (RBC) framework for insurers, taking into account feedback from the industry.
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FWD Group seals 15-year bancassurance deal with Vietnams An Binh Bank
FWD Group, the insurance business arm of investment group, Pacific Century Group, has signed a 15-year bancassurance partnership with An Binh Bank in Vietnam.
AEGIS London hires Darren Delande to join A&H team
Darren Delande has joined AEGIS London as a medical expenses underwriter to develop a portfolio of international medical expenses business.
Insurance Europe warns against rushed changes to Solvency II UFR
Rushed changes to the ultimate forward rate (UFR) risk pushing insurers towards sub-optimal investment strategies, which could unnecessarily negatively impact policyholders returns, according to Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation.
Unum adds cancer support service to group critical illness proposition
Employee benefits provider Unum has added cancer support to its offering for group critical illness customers.
Protection Review conference 2016: Life insurance industry urged to raise premiums and commission
The founder of UK insurance comparison website, PayingTooMuch.com, has called for life insurance premiums and commission to rise to overcome the sales challenge currently facing the market.