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• Royal London reports £277m profit as bulk annuity business expands

  07 March 2025

  The mutual insurer completed three buy-in transactions worth £187m in premiums

• Zurich's UK chief Tim Bailey becomes ABI president

  03 July 2023

  Clare Bousfield, chief executive for retail and savings at M&G, is appointed deputy president

• Royal London sales up 12% in 2022, completes with-profits consolidation

  08 March 2023

  UK mutual exits over-50s life insurance market as reinsurance costs increase

• UK Solvency II reforms warmly welcomed by life insurers

  22 February 2022

  The changes would include cuts to the risk margin for life insurers of 60-70%, while capital held by life insurers could be slashed by 15%. Paul Walsh and Cintia Cheong get the market's reaction

• ABI names Hannah Gurga as director general

  10 November 2021

  Baronesses Nicky Morgan and Dianne Hayter will also take on senior leadership roles

• Royal London hires CEO from Standard Life Aberdeen UK

  19 June 2019

  Barry O'Dwyer to replace Phil Loney in September