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 […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

L&G Agrees £760m Buy-In With Sanofi

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (“Legal & General”) today announces that it has agreed a £760 million buy-in with the Sanofi Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”), securing the benefits of c2,900 retirees. Today’s transaction represents […]

Opinion

Opinion: The Roaring `20s Are Back, People Are Going to Lose Fortunes

Straight talking from the Editor; In case you were in any doubt that history repeats itself, we are seeing a re-run of the roaring 20s, where lower income people are gambling everything they have on […]

News

Social Care Announcement: IFoA Reaction

Responding to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on the reform of social care funding in England, Louise Pryor, President at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, said: “Last week, the IFoA called on the Government […]

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Life/Health/Critical illness

Mercer Highlights Pension Deficit For UK Companies

Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey data shows that the accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes and other post-retirement benefit plans for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies rose by £2bn over the course of […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Aon and L&G Partner Up on Annuity Options

Aon has established an introducer agreement with Legal & General Retail Retirement. Defined contribution clients enquiring about a guaranteed income as one, or part of, their retirement options with Aon will be introduced to Legal […]