Insurance & Reinsurance

Legal & General Makes Hitachi Pension Scheme Buy

Latest from L&G as they buy-in on Hitachi pension scheme; Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (“Legal & General”) today announces that it has agreed a £275 million buy-in transaction with the Trustee of the […]

Insurance Brokers

FSCS Lists 12 Companies in Default, Inc AJ Cook Brokerage

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) declared 12 failed regulated firms in default during March 2020. FSCS announces these declarations regularly, to let consumers know they could get back the money they have lost as […]

News

Sole Traders Being Left to The Wolves Isn’t Fair, Says Counting Up

Countingup and nearly 250 accountancy firms have written to the Government to appeal for gaps in coronavirus support for small businesses to be bridged. Representing over 70,000 small businesses, the letter voices the concerns and […]

Insurance Brokers

Corona; Govt Business Loan Scheme Could Provide Acquisition Funds

This could be good news for brokers or MGAs, depending on their individual circumstances of course; The UK government has launched the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) as it looks to help UK SMEs […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: Acturis Teams Up With Ageas on House Guard Product

Acturis, the leading insurance technology provider, has partnered with Ageas to expand the personal lines offering of its award-winning platform with the launch of the latest Ageas product House Guard. Ageas’s new household insurance product […]

HR & Employment

Mercer’s Survey Looks at Pension Schemes Deficit for 2019

Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey data shows that the accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies increased from £38bn at the end of November to £40bn on 31 […]