All articles by Ronan Mccaughey
Ronan Mccaughey
Manulife makes senior appointments in Hong Kong
Manulife has appointed Sushmita Munshi as assistant vice president, distribution technology and strategic projects in Hong Kong.
Aviva warns that 1,500 jobs may be cut after takeover of Friends Life
Aviva anticipates that its proposed £5.6bn ($8.8bn) takeover of Friends Life may result in approximately 1,500 jobs being cut by the end of 2017.
Aon Benfield launches life, health and pensions stochastic modelling platform
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon, has launched a stochastic modelling platform to evaluate the key risks of long term products and more accurately influence reinsurance purchases, predict cash flow and analyse financial strategies.
Wearable technology: fit for life and health insurers
Given its consumer appeal, life and health insurers are likely to use wearable technology data for underwriting within the next 2-3 years. The challenge for insurers, however, will be able to deliver tangible consumer benefits from the data without being perceived to discriminate against consumers and infringe privacy rights
AIA Singapore launches first-in- market mobile app
AIA Singapore has launched the first mobile application in Singapore that provides employees with access to insurance claims submission and their policy information via their Android or Apple mobiles devices.
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Friends Life launches first cancer¬-specific group cover in UK
Friends Life has launched a group cancer cover product the first employer-funded cancer-specific workplace benefit in the UK.
Charles Taylor Group agrees to acquire Scottish Widows International, Jersey
International life insurance aggregrator Charles Taylor has agreed to acquire Scottish Widows International Limited (SWIL) from Scottish Widows.
Munich Re appoints CEO for UK and Irish life reinsurance business
Munich Re London (Life Branch) has appointed Andy Batley as CEO of the UK & Irish Life Reinsurance business from 1 January 2015.
Swiss Res Admin Re invests £5m in communications infrastructure
Swiss Res, Admin Re, the closed-book consolidator of life and health policies, has invested £5m in a new cloud-based unified communication and contact centre platform.
Ghanian insurance regulator rolls out new solvency regime
Ghanas insurance regulator, the National Insurance Commission (NIC), has reportedly introduced a new solvency regime for local insurers and reinsurers to comply with.