You are here: Home » Life Insurance International

Tough times ahead for US insurers

Tough times ahead for US insurers

Future growth in the US life insurance is a matter of managing capital and risk in an uncertain environment, Ernst & Young (E&Y) has emphasised in their new Global Insurance Center US Outlook. Those life insurers that manage the associated multiple variables will be the winners of the tumultuous years ahead, predicts the professional services firm.Free

 

 

Life Insurance News Headlines

Korea Life takes the plunge into ChinaFree

Sanlam and Shriram shuffle assets in IndiaFree

Aviva makes going mobile for advisersFree

Friends Life expects big savings from outsourcing dealFree

Quantitative easing takes a big toll on UK fundsFree

 

Read more Life Insurance News from the latest issue

Latest Features

Tokio Marine enters US life market

Tokio Marine enters US life market

In a bid to counter stalling growth in its Japanese home market, Tokio Marine has expanded its global operations significantly in recent years. As a significant extension of this strategy, the Japanese insurer is to acquire Delphi Financial Group, a move that will provide its first exposure to the US life market

An ill-conceived strategy unwound

An ill-conceived strategy unwound

A decade ago, Old Mutual set out to conquer the world with an aggressive global expansion strategy that, for the most part, brought costly disappointments. Julian Roberts, the insurer’s CEO since 2008, has worked wonders in unwinding strategic blunders and restoring the insurer to robust financial health

Life industry growth goes into reverse

Life industry growth goes into reverse

After a decade of rapid growth, India’s life industry was hit by a slump in new premium income growth in 2011. In many ways this setback marks a watershed in the industry’s growth story as it adjusts to new regulatory norms and shifts its focus increasingly from the tied agent to the bank distribution channel