All articles by Ronan Mccaughey
Ronan Mccaughey
SE Asia: Full of Eastern promise
A combination of favourable demographic trends and low insurance penetration make Southeast Asia attractive to life insurance companies. In particular, the outlook is very positive for Singapore and Indonesias life insurance markets, according to reports from Timetrics Insurance Intelligence Center
Britons in the dark about basics of UK pensions reforms
Ahead of todays UK Budget, 80% of British adults recently surveyed by Octopus Investments said they are unaware of the basic facts behind the radical pension changes that will become effective this April.
Budget 2015: Reaction to UK Chancellor’s proposal for secondary annuity market
UK Chancellor George Osborne has presented his Budget to Parliament and proposed that from April 2016, people who already have an annuity will be able to now effectively sell it on.
Hansard seals strategic partnership with The QROPS Bureau
Hansard International, an Isle of Man based International life assurance company, has agreed a strategic partnership with Isle of Man based consultancy, The QROPS Bureau, in order to assist financial advisers using qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS).
VitalityLife promotes Deepak Jobanputra and Justin Taurog to senior roles
VitalityLife, the business formerly known as PruProtect, has made two senior promotions as the business announced record results for Q4 2014.
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Indias Tata AIA Life launches endowment assurance product
India-based Tata AIA Life has launched a life insurance product called Tata AIA Life Insurance Smart Growth Plus (Smart Growth Plus), which is a non-linked participating endowment assurance plan.
Towers Watson appoints Sam Farrimond to senior Asia Pacific role
Towers Watson has appointed Sam Farrimond as Asia Pacific deputy leader of its insurance
management consultancy (IMC) practice.
Fitch underlines power of big data for insurers
Fitch Ratings believes insurers that are early adopters of big data will be able to reduce fraud, price more accurately and control distribution, and thereby may gain a vital competitive edge.
Asian consumers yet to adopt social media as an insurance information source
The insurance products that Asian consumers have expressed most interest in researching and knowing more about are life insurance, individual health insurance and medical reimbursement products, according to research by Swiss Re and LIMRA.
LV= wins award for customer innovation
LV= has won the customer innovation award at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards held by the Institute of Customer Service.