All articles by Ronan Mccaughey
Ronan Mccaughey
Swiss Re: Emerging markets to drive life insurance growth in 2016
Swiss Re says life insurance premiums in emerging markets are forecast to grow by 10.7% in both 2016 and 2017 underpinned by the improved use of digital technologies and the adoption of more customer-centric models.
Opportunity knocks for the UK protection insurance market
Ahead of the UKs Protection Review conference in London on 14 July 2016, LII editor Ronan McCaughey and Protection Review chief executive Kevin Carr review the key takeaways from this years conference.
Distribution channel forecasts and insights on the Brazilian and US life insurance markets
Distribution channel forecasts for the Brazilian and US ife insurance markets based on data from Timetric’s Insurance Intelligence Center (IIC).
Suncorp Life to simplify its distribution model
Suncorp Life, which is part of Australias Suncorp Group, has said from mid-2016 it will no longer manage its self-employed, aligned adviser networks, Guardian Advice and Suncorp Financial Planning. By Jerome Walcott
Bright Grey rebrands to Royal London
Royal London, the largest mutual life, pensions and investment company in the UK, has rebranded its protection business, Bright Grey, to Royal London.
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Aviva Asia appoints Wynthia Goh as digital director
Wynthia Goh has been appointed as digital director of Aviva Asia with immediate effect.
The newly created role is part of Avivas strategy to strengthen its expertise in online customer engagement and rapidly expand its digital offering.
Aetna International launches health insurance products for groups and individuals
Health insurer Aetna International has launched two new global health care products for individuals, families and groups around the world.
Health insurers at particular risk of cyber-attacks
Health insurers are particularly attractive targets for cyber-attacks as the magnitude of information stored about their clients is much more than that held by banks or credit card companies, according to an insight report from Timetric’s Insurance Intelligence Center (IIC).
Solvency II D-Day heralds start of regulatory blitz
“Research by Life Insurance International (LII) has found the pace of regulatory disruption for life and health insurers is unlikely to slow down – even after the introduction of Solvency II.
The implementation of the Solvency II EU legislative program, which is due to become effective on 1 January 2016, has dominated much of insurers’ time and investment in recent years.
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Partnership and Genworth to launch immediate need care annuity in US
Partnership has announced an agreement between its life company, Partnership Life Assurance Company and Genworth to launch a medically underwritten immediate annuity, comparable to Partnerships UK Care Annuity.