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  • Apply AI large language models for small cases, insurers told

    25 March 2024

    Reitigh Software CEO explains the tools are not a panacea and can involve risks

  • Over half of large DB pension schemes in UK are targeting bulk annuities

    25 March 2024

    Legal & General said this is a significant uptick since 2015

  • Ageas withdraws plan to acquire Direct Line

    25 March 2024

    Belgian insurer rues lack of cooperation from Direct Line board

  • Phoenix Group's 2023 results benefit from strong bulk annuity business

    22 March 2024

    The UK life insurer wrote £6.2bn of bulk purchase annuity premiums (BPA) in 2023

  • Auditors and insurers bond over IFRS 17 frustrations

    22 March 2024

    Auditors and insurers were never going to face an easy ride implementing IFRS 17. Both parties have detailed the challenges they faced over the last year and why they're not over yet. Paul Walsh reports

  • M&G seeks £1bn-1.5bn in bulk annuity sales annually

    21 March 2024

    Life insurer is also developing alternative strategies for pension risk transfer

  • Lloyds seeks to reinvent its bancassurance business with technology push

    21 March 2024

    Apps and new approach to proposition will boost sales, executives say

  • Direct Line targets technology and simplification overhaul for £100m savings

    21 March 2024

    The UK insurer has recently been the subject of two takeover bids from Ageas

  • How many insurers have Solvency II internal models?

    20 March 2024

    David Walker and Christopher Cundy set about finding the answer in the EEA and UK markets

  • Insurers have key role in mitigating fiscal impact of ageing population, says IEA director

    19 March 2024

    Tom Clougherty says government will struggle to maintain spending on elderly