All articles by Ronan Mccaughey
Ronan Mccaughey
Willis Towers Watson: Lack of people focus hampers financial success of M&A
Nearly half of insurance companies (42%) see cultural integration as a major post-deal challenge in M&A activity yet few use employee engagement as an indicator of integration success, says new research.
Romanias life insurance market is on the road to recovery
Boosted by economic recovery, Romanias life insurance market is expected to rise from RON 1.56bn in 2014 to RON 1.84bn in 2019, in terms of gross written premium, according to Timetric research.
VitalityLife introduces finger-prick blood testing to UK life insurance market
VitalityLife has become the first life insurer in the UK to introduce finger-prick blood testing in order to improve the customer experience as it saves the need for large needles.
FWD Group enters Singapore insurance market
FWD Group, the insurance arm of Asia-based Pacific Century Group, has acquired a 90% stake in Singapores group medical insurance provider Shenton Insurance from Parkway Holdings, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of IHH Healthcare Berhad.
Generali Global Health offers international health plan for group market
International private health insurer, Generali Global Health (GGH), has launched an international health plan called Global Choice that is targeted at the group market.
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UK insurance provider for gay and lesbian community launches
A UK insurance provider called Emerald Life that is designed and tailored for the gay and lesbian community has launched.
AXA Singapore enters integrated shield plan market
AXA Life Insurance Singapore has been approved by the Singapore Ministry of Health as a new Integrated Shield Plan provider in Singapore.
Fitch: court decision on MetLife’s SIFI designation a credit neutral
Fitch Ratings views the federal court decision to strike down MetLife’s designation as a non-bank systemically important financial institution (SIFI) as having no impact on the ratings assigned to MetLife (senior debt rated ‘A-‘).
Mutual of Omaha launches disability insurance product
US-based Mutual of Omaha has introduced a disability insurance product that offers a simplified application and policy options for customers.
Ghana is set for increased participation from foreign insurers
Ghanas life insurance market is forecast to more than double from GHS 584.5m ($151.8m) in 2014 to GHS 1.6bn in 2019, according to a new report from Timetrics Insurance Intelligence Center (IIC).