All articles by Ronan Mccaughey
Ronan Mccaughey
Keeping it simple
Duncan Finch, executive managing director of Legal & Generals insurance business, tells Ronan McCaughey why product simplification is so important to for engaging consumers with life insurance, and the achievements the insurer has made in this area. He also discusses the growing role of the online channel
Fitch Ratings: Life insurance sales in Italy likely to rise in 2015
Life insurance premiums in Italy are rising driven by strong demand for guaranteed products and unit-linked wrappers, according to Fitch Ratings.
Zurich launches flexible group income protection product
Zurich has launched a flexible group income protection proposition aimed at employers with at least 250 employees.
Japans Meiji Yasuda sponsors J-League
Japans Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company has become the title sponsor of the J.League, the Japanese national football league
Expatriate Healthcare develops international term life product
Expatriate Healthcare has developed an international term life product for expats that allows them to transfer the cover from country to country, even if they move overseas permanently.
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LIMRA: Majority of executives expect outside disruption in life market
More than half of financial executives (57%) believe an outside source, such as Google or Amazon will be a disruptive force in the life insurance market within the next five years.
Manulife Singapore launches life products for HNWIs
Manulife (Singapore) has launched three products as part of its ManuSignature Series in order to meet the protection and wealth management needs of high net worth individuals (HNWIs).
Listen to what consumers want
Milka Kirova and Lukas Steinmann, senior economists at Swiss Re, explain how by tuning into the needs of their customers in a smarter way, life insurers can increase life insurance coverage and achieve a win-win both for the industry and society
Free Aviva life cover to parents of under-fives
Aviva is enabling financial advisers to offer a year of free life cover from the insurer, worth £15,000, to each parent of a child aged under five.
Fitch Ratings: UK annuity sales to decline 30-50%
Fitch Ratings expects annuity sales in the UK to fall 30-50% compared to the markets pre-Budget period and says providers business mix will determine their exposure to the decline in annuities.