All articles by Ronan Mccaughey

F&TRC partners with Paradigm to build bespoke Quality Analyser system for advisers

UK-based specialist research consultancy, the Finance & Technology Research Centre (F&TRC), has agreed a deal with Paradigm, a UK financial adviser support business, to build the first bespoke version of its Quality Analyser tool.

Innovation focus: Breaking down the blockchain opportunity for life insurers

Collin Thompson, co-founder and MD of Intrepid Ventures, a venture development company that engineers blockchain powered organisations has told Life Insurance International (LII) the obvious impacts on insurance from Blockchain will be in the area of decentralisation and automation

Timetric IIC survey highlights value of social media for insurers

Social media is able to moderately improve the relationship between customers and insurers, according to a majority of respondents (46%) surveyed by Timetric’s Insurance Intelligence Center (IIC).

Generali’s new chief wants insurer to sell more protection insurance products

Philippe Donnet, CEO of Generali Group, reportedly wants the insurer to sell more protection and health products that do not carry long-term investment guarantees.

Low interest rates are making investment guarantees increasingly difficult for insurers to offer.

AIA Hong Kong partners with Medix to provide personal medical case management service

AIA Hong Kong has entered into an exclusive partnership with global medical management. Medix provider to provide a personal medical case management service to Hong Kong insured members.

Canada Life Group Insurance launches new website

Canada Life Group Insurance has launched a new website. It is part of an investment Canada Life is making to be easier to understand and do business with.

Brexit casts cloud of uncertainty for insurance start-ups

UK-based insurance start-ups are set for an uncertain and potentially expensive period following Brexit, according to John Warburton the co-founder of technology-focused commercial insurance broking company, Konsileo.

BCG: Brexit could drive City exodus of 80,000 jobs

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has reportedly warned that up to 80,000 finance and banking jobs could be moved from London to other centres in Europe because of Brexit.

AXA to sell its Serbian insurance operations to VIG

AXA is to exit the Serbian market and sell both its life and savings and property and casualty operations in Serbia to Vienna Insurance Group (VIG).

McKinsey & Company: ‘Blockchain technology can help insurers grow’

The insurance industry is uniquely positioned to benefit from blockchain technology, according to a new report from McKinsey & Company.