All articles by Ronan Mccaughey
Ronan Mccaughey
Fitch: Euro insurers well positioned to absorb Grexit impact
European insurers should be able to absorb the potential shocks from a Greek exit from the eurozone, according to Fitch Ratings.
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines) wins Timetric customer experience award
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines) has won the best customer experience award for insurance at the Timetric 2015 Customer Experience in Financial Services Asia (#CXFSAsia) Awards.
Solid growth foundations for Canadas life market
Despite historic low interest rates, there are several factors expected to drive growth in the Canadian life insurance market by 2018 including insurers strong capital base and innovative product development
ABI responds to UK govs secondary annuity market proposals
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has set out what is needed to ensure that the UK governments plans to create a secondary market for the selling of annuities can work for consumers.
AIA Singapore Launches The Real Love Never Stops branding Campaign
AIA Singapore has launched a branding initiative called The Real Love Never Stops campaign to communicate that the life insurance provider understands customers and the real life issues they face.
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Swiss Re: global life premiums up by 4.3% in 2014
The global life insurance sector returned to positive growth in 2014, with premiums up 4.3% to $2.66trn after a 1.8% decline in 2013, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma study.
Study reveals alarming rate of cancellations in over 50s market
Royal London has said a study it commissioned highlights the extent to which some UK insurance providers are abandoning over 50s life insurance customers at a critical time, as they struggle to keep up payments.
UK annuities market experiences tough times
The UK annuities market has been hit hard by radical pension reform effective from April 2015. Nevertheless, some industry providers point to continued interest in annuities and argue the guaranteed income stream and security provided by an annuity product will still be valued. Ronan McCaughey reports
LV= joins UnderwriteMes comparison service
Insurer LV= has confirmed it is to join the UnderwriteMe comparison service. UnderwriteMe is a UK-based protection technology business, which enables intermediaries to obtain Underwritten buy now or estimated prices and benefits using one application process.
Vitality launches mobile-enabled virtual GP service
The UK’s VitalityHealth, the business formerly known as PruHealth, has launched Vitality GP, a mobile-enabled service offering 24-hour access to a medical professional via telephone, as well as video appointments within 48 hours.