All articles by Ronan Mccaughey

Call for EU-US transatlantic TTIP trade deal to include insurance

The American Insurance Association, Insurance Europe, and the American Council of Life Insurers have reiterated their support for the full inclusion of insurance and other financial services in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Generali targets Hong Kong’s HNW sector

Generali has launched a new company called Generali Life (Hong Kong) to target high net worth and mass affluent customers.

BT signs up to ABI’s associate membership scheme

BT has become the first major technology firm to sign up to the Association of British Insurers’ (ABI’s) associate membership scheme.

Generali Global Health and Best Doctors sign worldwide agreement

Generali Global Health, a division of Generali, has appointed Best Doctors with a two year contract to provide their policyholders with Best Doctors’ services.

Timetric IIC survey: big data / analytics to be biggest insurance disruptors

Big data and analytics will be the biggest insurance disruptors in the next five years, according to a survey by Timetric’s Insurance Intelligence Center (IIC).

The Timetric IIC survey found both technologies have also disrupted the insurance the most to date.

LII Brexit survey: ‘Expect Solvency II to continue’

Insurance experts have told Life Insurance International (LII) that Solvency II is highly unlikely to be watered down for UK insurers following the Brexit vote.

Although Solvency II looks certain to remain in place, at least in the short term, Victoria Sander, a partner at Linklaters, has said there may be room for to deviate from the regulatory regime over time, and there may be a change of pace.

Product design: Under-40s want life insurance as income rather than lump sum

Consumers under 40 would prefer to receive life insurance benefits as a monthly income – rather than a lump sum payment – according to a study by US-headquartered insurance association, LIMRA.

Brexit, Day 11 – US insurance regulatory views on impact of Brexit in UK and EU

From a US insurance regulatory perspective, the UK Brexit vote has little immediate impact for re/insurers domiciled in both the UK and in EU member states.

That’s the view of Thomas Dawson, a New York-based partner in Transatlantic law firm Drinker Biddle.

Brexit, Day 8 – Lloyd’s favours passporting system to access Europe

In the wake of the UK’s Brexit vote, Lloyd’s of London CEO Inga Beale has said given Lloyd’s position at the heart of the global insurance and reinsurance sector, she has “every confidence” it will continue to flourish.

Post-Brexit: Aegon raises concern over UK secondary annuity market timing

Aegon’s pensions director Steven Cameron has warned that the planned introduction of a UK secondary annuity market in April 2017 could become unfeasible – unless some key aspects can be finalised very soon.