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Life Insurance International 2010
LII 249 July 2010
Rising life expectancy sees women take retirement planning lead
Pulse insures the uninsurable
US insurers failing at online service
Resolution snaps up Axa UK life operations
The costly downside of being healthy
Lincoln Financial repays US government
Californian insurers toe the Poizner line
Pan-American Life gets go-ahead in Costa Rica
Conseco pays up
Catholic insurers join forces in the US
Caution dominates investor sentiment
Government ends India’s war of the ULIPs
Bright future predicted for insurance in UAE
Deal boosts Mitsui Sumitomo in Malaysia
Aviva takes the online lead in Australia
Rothesay clinches £1.3bn BA buy-in deal
Allianz and Standard Chartered join forces in Qatar’s takaful market
Hope amid despair for UK pension schemes
Prudential Financial going for growth in European commercial property financing market
Disgraced AIG execs proclaim their innocence
US insurers largely passed by regulatory reform
MassMutual in quest for originality
US insurers on mend
US health insurance costs continue to soar
Brokers in UK prepare to do battle with FSA
Strong recovery in UK life insurance activity
Allianz see value in European property
More consolidation in Australian market
Aegon in round two of restructuring
Online channel leaps to the fore
Insurers looking to Africa for growth
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LII 248 June 2010
Fee-based annuities start to make their mark in US market
EU takes US to task on reinsurance tax proposal
Risk transfer deals soar to new record
US individual life sales on the rise
The Hartford aims to slash the cost of cover
Sun Life launches mutual fund business in home market
Mixed signals from new US life settlements index
Dai-ichi Life and IBM team up to streamline business processes
Discovery Holdings deal shakes up UK private health insurance market
Legal & General’s rating hit by UK market woes
Major regulatory change lies ahead for Australia
US health insurers prone to costly admin errors
Insurers shoulder huge World Cup risks
LIC rides high in India
Canadian crackdown on banks’ online insurance marketing loophole
Zurich Financial gains Indonesian foothold
Fixed annuities lead slide in US annuity sales
US health insurance industry’s reputation takes another knock
Old Mutual talks up South African mega-fund
Taiwan’s accounting standards blamed for driving foreign life insurers out of market
E&Y wins Equitable Life fine appeal
Conseco looks to name change for new image
Life insurers set US industry capital raising pace
Prudential licks its wounds after AIA bid failure
Insurers and major retailers team up
Poland still an unfinished growth story
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LII 247 May 2010
US ripe for conversion options
Legal & General bets on property recovery
Dark days for Quinn Insurance
UK equity release extends slide
Acquisition furthers Alliance Insurance’s US ambitions
Genworth’s wake-up call to advisers
MetLife pays up for federal law violation
Sun Life chosen as Canada’s top life insurer
Health reform proves a boon to fraudsters
Another small US insurer rescued
Extortion attempt by individual against New York Life backfires
FSA cracks down on bad pension switch advice in UK
Aviva aims to axe UK final salary schemes
Uniqa reports solid gains in Slovakia
Munich Re reduces stake in Helvetia
China’s government lauds Manulife-Sinochem
Mitsui Sumitomo takes first small step into China’s life market
SCOR enters China’s life and health markets
Allianz Saudi Fransi on a strong growth trajectory
UK workplace pensions go from bad to worse
Not all insurers’ websites are created equal
New York Life goes from strength to strength
Money does not always buy a longer life
Settlement industry spreads net wider
Sophisticated investors urged to use life settlements as an asset class
Solvency II threatens viability of small and medium insurers
Second life insurer enters Uganda
Axa’s Asian ambitions suffer setback
Regulators plunge India’s ULIP market in to limbo
Going gets tougher for foreign players
AIG back in the black
Rebound in European M&A activity predicted
UK annuity rate squeeze set to continue
Japanese government angers insurance industry bodies
Prudential’s plan to buy AIA hits a brick wall
Principal Financial and Banco do Brasil strengthen relationship
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LII 246 April 2010
Life insurers take two-year pounding
IPO to accelerate Eureko’s exit from Poland
A new look for the US VA market
Hartford seeks adviser channel growth
Solvency II impact ahead of its day
Alico deal gives MetLife global punch
Pru’s mega Asia deal comes with risk
Auto-underwriting finally accepted in US
Californian insurers square up to commissioner Poizner over Iran
FSA steps up war against mis-selling
New York regulator fines Axa Equitable $1.9m for mis-selling
Direct sales channels hit their mark in the US
Canadians remain firmly on savings route
Europeans regain appetite for risk
Insurer tastes defeat in life settlements lawsuit
UK pensions body lures reluctant savers
Legal & General throws down HNW gauntlet
Northwestern and Nippon Life bolster ties
Dai-ichi makes grand entrance on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Aviva enters Indonesia’s life and pensions market
Majority of UK women risk retirement disaster
Merger creates third-largest insurer in South Africa
Private equity boost for microinsurance
Primerica IPO marks end of bancassurer road for Citigroup
US fixed annuity sales plunge
Delta Lloyd exits German life market
LII 246 PDF
LII 245 March 2010
Obama sets out to milk insurers
L&G seeks growth in longevity swaps
Californian insurers told to sell Iran-related shares or be shamed
Axa’s Asia-Pacific ambitions thwarted
Insurers turning to technology for solutions
News digest
Savings culture resurfaces in the US
Singapore recovery still on track
US individual life activity sustains recovery in January
Americans crippled by premium hikes
Bonanza year for Standard Life Investments
US bank fixed annuity sales take dive
Battle lines drawn in the US
No quick fix for US life insurers
Eliminating the great paperchase
Technology giants power predictive analytics
Canada sees stability
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LII 244 February 2010
Axa Equitable thinks boldly with Retirement Cornerstone platform
Prudential rejigs strategy in Asia
Moody’s predicts consolidation ahead for UK Mutual insurers
Symetra breaks six-year US listing drought
Growth of China’s life market slackens in 2009
News Digest
Gen Re owns up and pays up
UK advisers see growth in VAs
UK’s Standard Life makes costly error
Technology helps insurers slash costs
Europe sitting on longevity time bomb
AIG took financial system to ‘brink of collapse’
Dutch bancassurer SNS Reaal lives to fight another day
A substitute for banking secrecy?
Phoenix sells a jewel in its crown as ‘strategic repositioning’ continues
UK sole traders shun protection
Lloyd’s chairman heaps praise on former AIG chief
Private insurers lose ground to LIC
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LII 243 January 2010
ING powers into burgeoning multicultural market in the US
Signs of North American revival
Sompo and Nipponkoa fuel Japanese merger activity
Australian government proposes sweeping product rationalisation
Tesco throws its marketing weight behind Friends Provident
US insurers face mounting commercial property losses
News Digest
NAIC proposal angers champions of US state insurance regulation
UK enhanced annuity market attracting growing interest
Canadian court rejects accident claim
Northwestern’s conservatism pays off
UK risk transfer market ends year on strong note
Prudential Financial exits broking joint venture
Uncertainty and opportunity ahead
Unipol and BNP Paribas to part company in Italy
Minnesota strikes against annuity mis-selling
Lining up insurance superstars
A two-decade growth story put on hold
LII 243 PDF
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LII 242 December 2009
US insurers go on the offensive
Manulife buys into China’s asset management market
Californian insurers ordered to sell Iranian-related investments
Ping An and Discovery Health team up
News Digest
Hong Kong IPO for China Pacific
AIG’s outstanding debt mountain
Bosses well rewarded despite tough times
Munich Re to launch buy-out of Ergo minorities
Shareholders to bail out UK’s top bancassurer
A global challenge on a massive scale
Prudential turns its back on UK equity release
Sun Life backs multi-employer pension solution
Email gives smaller US insurers an edge
Solid signs of recovery appearing
LII 242 PDF
LII 241 November 2009
Dark days for bancassurance
Standard Life bows out of banking
Twenty years to build, four years to dismantle
News Digest
SEC to focus on retirement products retirees can ‘understand’
Ping An puts torrid 2008 in the past
US to clamp down on rating agencies
Whole life enjoys a big comeback
Trumpeting benefits of whole life
Generali harnesses iPhone power
Reverse mortgages under fire in the US
The Phoenix’s big battle to rise from the ashes
UNIQA and Raiffeisen take on Russian market
Easing the multi-state licensing burden
Risk transfer market roars back to life
American women remain under-served
Premium income on road to recovery
Axa’s Asia-Pacific ambitions thwarted
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LII 240 October 2009
Aviva reattribution raises consumer group’s ire
Nationwide Mutual harnesses the power of the mobile phone
ING continues along disposal trail
AIG’s outstanding-debt mountain
UK pension reform takes a turn for the worse
Generali talks up Vietnam’s big growth potential
News Digest
European Commission aims to sniff-out risks
Mortgage payment insurers take £60m hit
US employers take a dim view of health care insurance reform
Veteran banker takes over the hot seat at The Hartford
Legislation in US comes thick and fast
Satisfied clients don’t guarantee success
Paternoster still on UK buyout market sidelines
Liquidation toll begins mounting
New York Life proves itself worthy of AAA rating
Premature death stalks US’ uninsured millions
UK at risk of killing the golden goose
US insurers hit by legislative avalanche
Consumers cling to their life policies
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LII 239 September 2009
MetLife changes with the times
Variable annuities hold their own in UK
Insurers take a M&A back seat
Solvency II threatens UK retirement market
Once-embattled Philamlife becomes an acquirer
News Digest
US fixed annuity sales growth
UK regulator’s future hangs in political balance
Competitive status quo faces upheaval
Swiss Life sets out to tackle
Merger to advance Conseco’s capital rebuilding
Technology provides a winning edge
Outsourcing dealt a harsh blow by recession
Another setback for The Phoenix Companies
SBI-Axa introduces technology to drive online sales
Major insurance law revamp looms
The compliance modelling challenge
Moody’s still downbeat on European insurers
LII 239 pdf
LII 238 August 2009
Deloitte sees big changes ahead
Greenberg agrees to $15m SEC settlement
US writers up fees, reduce benefits
Partial victory for SEC opponents
Axa Equitable Life turns 150
US banks ride high on annuity sales
News Digest
UK equity release market’s untapped potential
Aegon raises electronic communications bar
Starting on the long road to recovery
Turning security into a money-spinner
Aetna and UnitedHealth emerge as big winners in US Defense Department contract shake-up
Anti-health care fraud organisations join forces
Industry tackles tough road to recovery
Buyout market activity takes a big hit
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LII 237 July 2009
Fixed annuities take centre stage in risk-averse US market
Regulators setting the stage for the next crisis, warn economists
State lawmakers back life settlements
Change ahead for Intesa Sanpaolo
Improving global regulatory cooperation takes step forward
UK mortality model plays catch-up
News Digest
Insurance sales boost US banks’ bottom lines
Aviva bids farewell to ‘challenging’ Australian market
State regulators survive reform tsunami
Vienna Insurance gains further ground in CEE
A breakthrough for bank branch sales in Canada
Health insurance insider reveals all
Online shoppers remain wary of life products
Technology comes to insurers’ aid
Heading down a slow road to recovery
Irish insurers go from feast to famine
LII 237 pdf
LII 236 June 2009
Mixed reception for TARP funds
Prevention is better than cure
A £40bn problem could get far worse
EU reform focuses on cross-border supervision
First-quarter new business nosedives in UK
News Digest
Federal regulation closer to realisation
Fitch takes a dim view on Japan
India’s first insurance IPO mooted
AIG readies Asian unit for an IPO
US fixed annuity sales continue to roar ahead
MetLife sells Canadian operations to Unity Life
The big allure of China’s bank channel
Pension system an equity cult victim
An industry under attack from all sides
Poland confirms growth status in style
LII 236 pdf
LII 235 May 2009
Fortis completes its makeover
Singapore insurers take a hammering
UK PPI market reform hits a snag
Mixed results from China’s insurers
The Hartford scales back aggressively
News Digest
Brokers unite to oppose reform
Chesnara talks up Swedish buy
A ray of hope in UK
Nationwide campaign goes one better
UK’s private health market inches ahead
Tougher US regulation on the way after Senate study
Australian life market takes a big hit
European industry weathers the storm
US reinsurance market faces a legislative upheaval
Remaining TARP hopefuls still waiting
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LII 234 April 2009
Plunging market capitalisations give US life insurers a battering
Asset management M&A activity slows
Reform could spell disaster for US health insurance industry
Lincoln National under pressure after downgrade
Old Mutual takes steps to stem losses in the US
News Digest
AXA Asia-Pacific bolsters capital
Reprieve for block exemption rule
Making the saving decision simpler
Risk management takes centre stage
Norwich Union takes top position in UK equity release market
Distributors abandon Phoenix
Discontent mars Solvency II progress
US insurers face a wave of litigation
Germany’s Talanx finds new partner in Swiss Life
SEC’s opponents go on the offensive
Pandemic risk looms as large as ever, warns Lloyd’s
Survey prompts warning of huge UK protection gap
Developing market with huge potential
LII 234 pdf
LII 233 March 2009
Slower growth on cards for 2009
US debate rages on
Alleanza deal sees Generali tighten its grip in Italy
CSC walks off with North American outsourcing crown
News Digest
Product rethink as Singapore new business nosedives
Fixed annuities one bright spot in US market
Product from the 80s makes big comeback
UK regulator backtracks on mis-selling reform
EFAMA blasts European retirement annuity bias
ACLI calls on Japan to play fair
New mortality tables will shrink industry
Credit scoring stirs up controversy
Conseco on the brink of bank credit default
UK regulator gets tough on money laundering
Regulatory loophole provides relief
AIG’s other multi-billion dollar blunder
Progressing on a slow recovery path
Old Mutual on a transformation path in South African markets
LII 233 pdf
LII 232 Ferbruary 2009
ING comes to terms with reality
Millions of British policyholders in need of advice
Insurers haul SEC into court
Dutch partners agree to forge ahead
Reform at last of UK PPI market
News Digest
Law firm goes to war against BOLI
Life settlement fraud case grinds on
Breathing life into online marketing
NAIC dashes US life insurers’ hopes
European Union scrambles into action
Conseco concedes errors
Beazley goes for growth in the US
American consumer trust evaporates
Property meltdown takes a heavy toll
No end in sight for saga of Equitable Life
Gloomy times ahead for AllianceBernstein
Insurers’ results go from bad to worse
A market yet to realise its full potential
LII 232 pdf
LII 231 January 2009
An investment for tough times
Standard Life slays its paper dragon
Allianz talks up Asian prospects
Insuring against living too long
News Digest
Conseco provides a boost for Unity Life’s Canadian strategy
US employers feel the pinch
End of the line for Indiana insurers
Conseco faces closure in Florida
Egg joins growing number of institutions in PPI mis-selling
Reserve relief for US insurers mooted
US wealthy a neglected opportunity
Rough road ahead for Solvency II in the EU
Allianz radically restructures Dresdner sale
Financial crisis reshaping attitudes
FSA faces consumer responsibility discussion paper backlash
UK insurers go from boom to gloom
LII 231 pdf
Life Insurance International 2008
LII 230 December 2008
Battered US insurers joi queue looking for federal hand-out
Reinsurance lifeline thrown to insurers
US fixed annuity sales rocket ahead
News Digest
Axa’s Ambition 2012 hopes dashed
Swiss Life buffeted from all sides
PPI proposals stir up a storm in the UK
Nothing succeeds like success
Skandia family feud laid to rest
New York gets tough on insurers
UK private pension contributions slump
EU goes to war against tax evasion
Business as usual for AIG Africa
Distribution channel conundrum
Image of property funds lies in tatters
Full potential still to be realised
LII 229 November 2008
Tough asset management market starts to become even tougher
Australian investors in dash to safety
Ping An's costly learning curve
State regulators hit back at critics
Shin Kong Financial scrambles for capital
News Digest
Fair value accounting under siege
A tough road to economic recovery
US advisers shun variable annuities
Skandia UK turns its back on the ABI
Fubon’s ING Taiwan acquisition gets thumbs down from international ratings agency
Bank deposit guarantee adds to UK pension woes
Crisis sparks regulatory overhaul
Risk and uncertainty still abound
Enquiry exposes AIG’s house of cards
LII 228 October 2008
McCreevy pulls no punches
OECD slams slack corporate governance
The fall of the mighty AIG
News Digest
Disintegration of an industry giant
Complacency takes a heavy toll
Variable annuities sales stall in US
PPI mis-selling still rife in the UK
US policyholders’ insolvency safety net
Old-fashioned but still effective
Aegon to persevere in Canada
Former AIG executives agree to $115 million settlement
ING comes out top Down Under
US mutuals take the marketing gap
UK insurers’ £350 billion challenge
Delta Lloyd goes the extra mile
Europe’s €1 trillion headache
LII 227 September 2008
Boom time brings its problems
Nationwide Insurance reaches out to African American consumers
Comparing apples and pears
Old Mutual’s lucky break in China
Allianz solves Dresdner dilemma
News digest
Banks ride high on fixed annuities
Allianz’s first European variable annuity launched
Setback for Swiss Life’s growth plans
Benfield agrees to enter Aon’s fold
Private health insurance high on UK employees’ want-list
Conseco dumps costly problem
Reward day for whistleblower
US regulatory battle rages on
Great Eastern celebrates centenary
Taking a close look at non-disclosure
A tough market is getting tougher
LII 226 August 2008
UK regulators failed abysmally
SEC regulation a mixed blessing
Another big profit shocker from AIG
Zurich Financial spreads its acquisition net
Go-ahead for Aviva reattribution
News Digest
Chinese regulatory authority opens door wider to banks
Retirement income myth dispelled
News Briefs
A hard-to-please audience
Aviva’s strategic about-turn
CEA lobbies for block exempti
America’s big equity market bet
Insurers grapple with claims f
FSA dishes out more PPI punishment
CNP looks to new markets for growth
Bupa thinks big in Indian health market
Meeting the demand for certainty
Royal London enjoys the spoils of Resolution Life victory
Rating agencies face new attack
Dai-ichi stakes its claim in Australia
A $3 trillion market in search of service
Life cover to be had at bargain prices
Conservatism is paying off
LII 225 July 2008
Regulating the regulator
Developing markets leading the way
Beleaguered Scottish Re jettisons international unit
Americans buckling under cost strain
Fortis takes action to boost solvency
News Digest
Ending indexed annuity confusion
MetLife thinks big in mortgages
News Briefs
US bancassurance divide closing
The long road to optimum ERM
Americans raid pension savings
Lifecycle fund asset confusion
UnitedHealth on the back foot
Credit rating agencies feel the heat
AM Best takes a dim view of AIG
US insurers in a VA arms race
Deep pockets and patience
LII 224 June 2008
Subprime takes a heavy toll
Allianz walks off with top honours
Zurich’s aggressive growth drive
A potent package from LV=
Hartford Life’s new structure for growth
News Digest
Wells Fargo furthers insurance goals
UK payment protection reform ahead
The battle for customer loyalty
Automating mortality management
News Briefs
Pension paupers in the making
Green light for auto-enrolment
ERGO boosts Indian presence
Conseco takes a pummelling
Singapore sales boom could falter
Still too soon for complacency
FSA calls for risk management rethink
Tackling the daunting risk challenge
Standard Bank bolsters African bancassurance
A new insurance approach to longevity risk
A huge protection gap opportunity
LII 223 May 2008
Buyout market could disappoint
US regulatory revolution looms
US Senate blocks discrimination
If you can’t beat them join them
News Digest
MetLife boosts its reverse mortgage market capabilities
Boom times predicted for China’s health insurers
News Briefs
Aviva commits to Irish health insurance market
Americans’ healthcare pain
IDBI Fortis launches in India
The workplace market beckons
Alternative assets go mainstream
Prudential gets Saudi Arabian asset management go-ahead
Cigna launches medical crystal ball
South Africa’s daunting protection gap
New deal for cancer survivors
The good life is taking its toll
Aviva goes for unified branding
ING’s major step forward in the US
An unfinished growth story
LII 222 April 2008
New CEE market leader arises
Allianz tackles Japan’s VA market
China Life faces strong headwinds
HSBC talks up bancassurance joint venture in Korea
News Briefs
Joint venture launches UNIQA into Takaful
UK mortgage providers take the gap
Dai-ichi pins its hopes on demutualisation
Americans getting their number priorities wrong
Prudential’s online term life drive
Long-awaited UK equity release boom predicted
AXA Equitable triumphs in US VA market
Fortis and Ping An consolidate their relationship
US life insurers under fire for travel discrimination
Insurers turn to STP to curb costs
Targeting the bottom of the pyramid
An industry at a crucial crossroad
LII 221 March 2008
ING and Axa reshuffle in Mexico
Ohio legislators target STOLI
AIG takes a subprime tumble
Retirement product has big flaws
News Digest
Axa acquires full control of Turkish joint venture for $525m
Norwich Union adds a new dimension to equity release
News Briefs
UK insurers advance down the customer satisfaction road
AEGON enters Turkey
A dark day for former AIG and General Re executives
Taking advantage of change
Insurers plan to implement Solvency II on the cheap
FSA takes tough stance on payment protection advice
Pension funds being burdened by excessive asset management fees
Great-West Lifeco assists Standard Life to hive off a major portion of its longevity risk
Discovery shrugs off US setback
Californian insurance commissioner scores a resounding victory over Allianz
Costly US state regulatory system boosts federal lobby
Signs of a recovery appearing
LII 220 February 2008
US life insurance industry gets a clean bill of health
UK insurers lethargic about Solvency II
Efficiency holds the key to success
News Digest
Not all UK consumers mesmerised by protection product costs
New life insurance distributor Futurity First is established
News Briefs
Prestigious award for Zurich Financial’s CEO
Friends Provident has a lot of convincing to do
Small insurers survive and thrive
New non-disclosure approach
Transamerica tops for service
China boosts bancassurance
Prevention cheaper than cure
News Digest
Moving along the road to reform
Retail distribution reform is vital for UK insurers
Allianz corners stubborn minority shareholders
Regulators haul UnitedHealth over the coals
Credit crunch jitters hit insurers’ property funds
Facing strong economic headwinds
LII 219 January 2008
The Hartford flexes its muscles in the US pension market
Slack security costs UK insurer dearly
Aon completes its exit of the underwriting market
Insurer’s image-boosting free cover
News Digest
UK consumers demand choice
Senator aims to clean up US reverse mortgage market
UnitedHealthcare’s admission policy faces stiff opposition
Minnesota attorney general sues third insurer for miss-selling
Growing pressure on US insurers to enhance management systems
News Briefs
Axa Asia-Pacific has ambitious goals for Australasian units
Uniqa entrenches its position in Albanian insurance market
BUPA Australia closes in on MBF
Private retirement plans falling short
CEA calls for a bigger pensions role for insurers
Axa makes its entry into Russian market
Swiss Life targets accelerated growth
Vienna Insurance Group forges ahead in CEE
Tackling the HIV-AIDS challenge
Insurers face wide-ranging change
Life Insurance International 2007
LII 218 December 2007
SNS Reaal bulks up in the Netherlands’ pensions market
Asset management boost for Generali
Male life expectancy in the UK is grossly underestimated
Pearl Group emerges victorious to secure resolution in tug of war for control of Resolution Life
Old Mutual South Africa revamps its structure
News Digest
HSBC targets Korean insurer to accelerate its advance in Asia
Aviva forges major bancassurance alliance in Poland
News Briefs
Equity release draws an ever-younger client base
Société Générale gets green light to advance bancassurance strategies in Russia and Romania
On the hunt for lost customers
IBM fights insurance fraud
ING revs up its image
MetLife expands Mexican base
Prudential aims to slash costs
US health insurance industry consolidation forges ahead
AEGON increases an already ambitious 2010 growth target
Eureko faces conflict in Poland
Facing a life expectancy time bomb
Landmark alliance marks first foray by China’s giant insurers into global markets
PensionsFirst tackles defined benefit conundrum
Still brimming with opportunity
LII 217 November 2007
Activist investor takes Generali to task over governance
Resolution tug of war heats up
L&G pioneers new capital structuring concept in the UK
CEA sees room for improvement in Solvency II
Don’t delay Solvency II preparation, warn actuaries
News Digest
Long-term care insurers under fire in Washington
UK Post Office dangles a big cashback incentive on life products
News Briefs
Attorney general takes aim at Guy Carpenter in latest lawsuit
Transamerica talks up Europe
Mapfre advances growth strategy
Opportunities squandered in UK pension market
South African insurers stage a comeback
Insurers face life settlements dilemma
US industry bodies lock horns over STOLI
Aviva USA offers health incentive
Change sweeps through US health insurance
Moody’s gives health insurers the thumbs up
Insurer takes a bold leap into Web 2.0
Big challenges face foreign insurers
LII 216 October 2007
Big boost for HSBC’s Asian bancassurance power base
Insurers face life settlements risks
Resolution and Friends Provident come closer to tying the knot
Health insurers stage land grab in group life market
Prudential and Discovery launch PruProtect in UK
News Digest
Optional federal chartering would save billions of dollars
Allianz shakes up Australian life insurance market
News Briefs
Pensions buyouts enter investment banking era
Decline in US term life premiums set to slow
US life insurers plot a new strategy to counter pressure from the life settlements industry
Allianz targets Middle East growth
Share buybacks on the rise in Europe
Strong second quarter for US variable annuity sales
Better advice from IFAs than banks
Managing costs pays off in the US
Regulator takes UK with-profit insurers to task
ING and Piraeus Bank extend alliance in Greece
Assicurazioni Generali sets bold strategic goals
Landmark court victory for Marsh & McLennan
The Hartford adopts producer education as a differentiator in the US disability insurance market
UK pilots generic advice project
Europe’s life insurers are riding high
LII 215 September 2007
US insurers caught in subprime mortgage industry crossfire
AEGON takes another big step
European insurers at low risk in subprime crisis
Scottish Re reveals subprime exposure
News Digest
US insurers become big online advertising spenders
US uninsured numbers rising
News Briefs
UK facing catastrophic retirement crisis, warns panel of experts
More action in Australian industry
Storebrand’s landmark Nordic deal
Franklin Templeton and China Life launch new joint venture
Prudential has ambitious growth plans for China
UK annuity providers face hefty IT bill
Egypt moves farther down liberalisation road
Health insurance takes the lead in Saudi Arabia
Allianz continues down the outsourcing route
UK pension schemes seek performance
New product combines life and health insurance
Supplementary benefits hold huge potential
Health insurance premiums rise relentlessly
Attorney general throws the book at health insurer
Long-term care riders gain momentum
Dai-ichi Mutual launches new insurer
Potent growth potential in Irish market