Pensions
News
L&G seals $149m Canadian PRT deal
It is L&G’s first PRT transaction in Canada
PIC writes £1.2bn annuity for Dresdner Kleinwort pension plan
Transaction covers hybrid DC and DB benefit structure
US watchdog highlights cost inefficiencies of NFIP
GAO report details broader shortcomings of US government insurance programmes
Aviva chief pledges to cut complexity, warns of lower growth
2018 results mostly positive, except for Aviva Investors
PIC gains more than £400m after assumption and methodology changes
UK bulk annuity provider doubles new business premiums in 2018 with 30 transactions
Mortality improvement rates on course to slow
L&G piles on the profits as pension de-risking business blossoms
Phoenix doubles profits after longevity review
UK still prioritising Solvency II risk margin amendment
Scottish Widows offloads staff pension scheme to save £600m in capital
UK bulk annuity market threatened by pension fund rivals
Just's sales surge despite regulatory challenges
Analysis
MPs grill Rule and Woods on equity release, ethics and Brexit
The UK parliament's house Treasury Committee yesterday questioned Bank of England chiefs Sam Woods and David Rule on a host of issues, including diversity, management ethics, Brexit - and insurers' treatment of equity-release mortgages. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report
Unipol's Marisa Parmigiani: "We want to make sure everything we do is sustainable"
The sustainability manager of the Italian insurance group explains to Cintia Cheong their journey to create a sustainability policy for the company
NN's Jan-Hendrik Erasmus: "the key issue is how to embrace technology"
NN Group's chief risk officer discusses with David Walker how the Dutch insurer is positioned for M&A, why Solvency II does not need to change, longevity risk hedging and today's technology and cyber challenges
Gen Re's Jules Constantinou: technology can make insurance more meaningful
Jules Constantinou, regional manager for life and health at GenRe UK and Ireland, and president-elect of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, vows to make insurance more meaningful to society. He tells Cintia Cheong how technology can help achieve that
Yes, no, maybe: the PRA responds to industry's Solvency II reform agenda
The UK regulator has made a point-by-point reply to the Association of British Insurers' agenda for Solvency II reforms and confirmed its priority to review the reporting requirements. Christopher Cundy reports
Actuaries price themselves out of data science jobs
The skills needed in the 'big data' revolution closely match those held by actuaries, but well-qualified individuals are unlikely to find the sector financially attractive, as Cintia Cheong finds in her report on actuarial recruitment in the UK