Pensions

Although global growth is slowing, there are parts of the world that are not suffering economically, even if their stockmarkets are. Growth rates in emerging markets are still forecast to be materially...

I recently experienced, not for the first time what this can mean to the customer when my own company's group risk insurer finally got around to issuing the renewal documents, in March...

The process has taken more than three years, having started with the actuarial profession failing to agree a satisfactory solution in 2005. They asked the government to implement a statutory solution to...

Mike Izzard, the new chairman of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries is a man on a mission to push the interests of medical insurance advisers up the agenda. He has a...

The clamour for all things green continues unabated. Alistair Darling has clamped down on Chelsea tractors in his Budget, M&S is now charging for carrier bags and Virgin has launched a climate...

The bulk buyout market is set to grow exponentially this year, creating massive opportunities for corporate advisers.The sector, which has typically been valued at between £1bn and £2bn a year, could top...

2008 may well go down in history as the year in which the subject of workplace health was considered to have finally come of age. This October will see the implementation of...

As headlines decry an apparent epidemic of obesity, binge-drinking and incapacity benefit junkies, corporate advisers have an ever-expanding choice of health and wellbeing benefits to sell to clients worried about their workers'...

With eye tests costing around £20 and recommended once every two years, selling optical cover can seem a bit of a non-starter. But the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter And Corporate Homicide...

With global markets in turmoil, nervous investors are increasingly looking to capital protected funds as a safe haven. But many advisers remain unconvinced the products provide the answer to investor concerns.Capital protected...