Archive

  • LV= loses Emily Penn to Macquarie Group

    04 October 2022

    She was capital and investment director at the UK life insurer

  • Axa's Buberl defends takeover of XL

    06 March 2018

    Axa's share price dropped almost 10% following the announcement of its plan to acquire XL Group. Aggelos Andreou reports on the rationale behind the deal

  • Zurich pays $2.2bn for Australian life insurer

    12 December 2017

    Purchase of OnePath Life from ANZ marks latest exit by local bank from life business

  • UK life insurers unlikely to use CMI 16, despite worsening longevity

    05 May 2017

    Winter of 2016/17 continues to show high mortality rates

  • Esure most exposed to FCA's add-on crackdown

    30 January 2017

    Further reduction of margins on ancillary products predicted

  • Pressure grows for UK life insurers to adopt latest mortality data

    01 August 2016

    Aviva, L&G, Prudential and Standard Life in line for profit boost, say analysts

  • Brexit fears hang over life insurers

    08 July 2016

    Share prices weaken in two weeks since referendum

  • Generating return in a cold climate

    03 May 2013

    Low interest rates are prompting insurers to look to further afield in their hunt for yield. For those with resources and dedication, two major areas of focus right now are corporate loans and infrastructure lending. But are these the assets of the future that many say they are? Sarfraz Thind reports