Life/Health/Critical illness

Is Property a Better Bet Than Private Pensions? Probably

Legal & General has confirmed what most homeowners already know, your house is far more valuable than almost any private pension scheme’s one-off payment. Pensions that a normal wage-earning person can afford, not deluxe public […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Thinking About Long Term Assets Pension Funds

The latest from the FCA, who are keen to set up a new long-term assets type of pension investment vehicle; Sophisticated investors and pension funds are among those who will have access to new types […]

InsureTech

Need Funding? Munich Re Has One Billion Dollars on Standby

Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital arm of Munich Re Group, today announced it has closed its new $500 million Munich Re Fund II. With the addition of this fund, Munich Re Ventures will invest in early […]

UK Insurance Trends

People Want to Avoid Covid Hotspots, Like Care Homes

The care home sector has been affected badly by Covid, especially after the NHS sent many Covid patients into private care homes, to try and minimise the infection across hospitals. In any event, the cost […]

Technology

ABBYY Gains New Investment From Marlin Equity

Insurtech investment just keeps on coming, as insurers and brokers seek to streamline their systems from quote to claims settlement. Here’s some news from ABBYY; ABBYY, a Digital Intelligence company, today announced it has completed […]