Household Insurance

About a Third of BTL Landlords Aiming To Cash Out

Property remains a solid gold investment in the UK, as demand outstrips supply, but in the rental sector the government policy of allowing tenants to forget about paying rent since March 2020 is now coming […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

L&G Announce £17m Buy-In With John Good & Sons

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited today announces that it has agreed a £17 million full scheme buy-in transaction with John Good & Sons Limited Pension Scheme, covering the benefits for over 80 pension scheme […]

News

Intact Completes on RSA Acquisition

Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) (“Intact” or the “Company”) announced today that, together with Tryg A/S (CPH: TRYG) (“Tryg”), it has completed the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of RSA Insurance Group plc. (“RSA”), having received all […]

Travel Insurance

New Travel Insurance Survey: Covid Is The ONLY Risk That Matters

According to new research published by leading digital marketing agency AccuraCast, the most important aspect of travel insurance for consumers looking to travel this year is cancellation due to Covid restrictions (35 per cent), followed closely by medical cover, including Covid cover (20 per cent).  The survey of 1,500 people asked consumers what they would look for in […]

Global insurance trends

Commentary: Royal Bank of Canada’s Take on Zurich/MetLife Deal

Zurich has announced that it will acquire MetLife’s US P&C business for $3.94bn. Zurich will contribute $2.43bn via Farmers Group Inc and the Farmers Exchanges $1.51bn. Zurich’s share of the deal will be financed by […]