Pensions

In today's tough economic climate, employers are keen to contain spend on employee benefits. But, while medical inflation and poor claims experience can push medical insurance premiums skyward, it's one of the...

With the turbulent markets sending investors scampering to safe havens, the protection touted in structured products had been looking rather alluring. But the Lehman Brothers' collapse has brought the security they purport...

Yet, despite all the bad news, we have seen some key figures talking about the end, or the beginning of the end, of the bad news. Ben Bernanke, head of the Federal...

Of the 99 Local Government Administering Authorities in the country Prudential now administers 60 per cent. It is also the sole AVC provider to Teachers Pensions.Richard Harrison, director for public sector pensions...

The new system, called Options, has been developed by pension and annuity providers and Origo, the e-commerce standards body, in conjunction with the ABI. It is designed to deliver faster turn-around times...

Paula Aitken, of Private Health Partnership takes over as membership secretary and Isobel Skeates of Direct Healthline and John Miller of Bluefin Healthcare both join as executive members. Colin Boxall of Advo...

I am a strong supporter of a competitive market and at AXA we very carefully underwrite all new schemes before deciding how keen we are able to make our terms for a...

Trustees have twin objectives of maximising investment returns within their mandate whilst controlling investment costs. The advantage of having access to fund managers across the market is understood. However historically, only trustees...

At the end of 2007 the number of Group Income Protection and Group Life schemes was lower than at the end of 2006. It is expected that this trend will continue for...

Zurich says it will initially target unit-rated cases of 20 lives and over as it seeks to establish a solid platform for future growth, although these limits are expected to change in...