All articles by Ronan Mccaughey

Nippon Life to buy 80% stake of NAB’s life business

Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance has reportedly agreed to buy an 80% stake of National Australia Bank’s life insurance operation for approximately $1.7bn.

UnderwriteMe partners with London & Country

UK protection and mortgage advisory firm London and Country Mortgages is to integrate the protection technology business UnderwriteMe into its sales teams.

‘Tough’ Q3 predicted for life insurance market in the US

Investment bank and broker dealer Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) has said it expects a challenging Q3 for life insurers in the US.

US Focus: Humana stockholders approve Aetna merger

US health insurer Humana’s stockholders have approved the company’s acquisition by US health insurer Aetna in a $37bn deal.

Silverfinch: Europe’s chequered readiness to Solvency II

With less than 100 days to go until the introduction of Solvency II, a new report shows there is chequered readiness in Europe among insurers and asset managers for the new regulatory regime.

The report was produced by data provider Silverfinch and involved conversations with experts across Europe.

F&TRC awards IP and family income benefit product ratings

London-based The Finance & Technology Research Centre has launched income protection and family income benefit product ratings to help financial advisers and employers make protection recommendations for their clients.

Beagle Street appoints Liss Systems for online D2C drive

UK online life insurance provider Beagle Street has appointed London-based protection software company Liss Systems to support its online protection proposition.

Combatting cyber-attacks in the health insurance sector

Mark Deem, a partner at Cooley (UK) LLP, explains why cyber-attacks pose a major risk for the health insurance sector and outlines the steps organisations can take to mitigate against them

Roger Edwards becomes marketing director at Protection Review

UK protection consultancy, Protection Review, has appointed Roger Edwards as its marketing director and he will assume his role on 1 January 2016.

Timetric: Insurers in the Americas lead customer digital interaction

A new Timetric report reveals insurers in the Americas have the highest levels of digital interaction with customers and one-third spend10-30% of their IT budget on digital, compared with 19% globally.