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  • MetLife enters UK longevity reinsurance market with $3.5bn deal

    21 January 2022

    US firm adds capacity to an already very busy market

  • Bullish outlook for UK's bulk annuity market in 2022

    19 January 2022

    The UK's bulk market remains buoyant with growing insurer capacity. This year could also see mega transactions and potential shifts in market dynamics. Ronan McCaughey explains

  • UK bulk annuity volumes could hit £50bn by 2025

    06 January 2022

    Total volumes for 2021 are set to reach around £30bn, says LCP

  • Investor expresses concern over lack of insurer climate disclosure

    25 November 2021

    Zero visibility on fossil fuel underwriting, says Green Century

  • Climate litigation next big threat for D&O insurance

    09 November 2021

    US climate regulation likely to spark a flood of cases, says Aon

  • Collapse of Aon-WTW deal removes threat of modelling dominance

    26 July 2021

    Combination of ReMetrica and Igloo would have taken 70% of UK market

  • UK's PRT market set to soar after quiet H1

    20 July 2021

    Pension risk transfer (PRT) activity in the UK was subdued during the first half of this year, but insurance experts tell Ronan McCaughey they expect an incredibly busy H2

  • European floods expected to cause €1bn+ of economic losses

    16 July 2021

    At least 73 deaths follow record inundation amid warnings it may get worse

  • Data overhaul needed to cope with climate and cyber risks

    24 June 2021

    Panellists at CII event warn against relying on historical data

  • Aon and Willis Towers Watson seal $3.57bn asset deal with Gallagher

    12 May 2021

    The agreement moves the mega merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson closer