Pensions

Plum role

Like an oil prospector turning the tap on his pipe for the first time, Jonathan Plumtree, head of Zurich Corporate Risk is glowing with satisfaction at the first on risk client for...

A delicate balancing act

The number of firms looking to reduce their defined benefit pension liabilities by offering employees incentives to leave is expected to soar, as rising costs push full buyouts out of reach for...

Equity cult in the dock

It is official. Equities were the worst performing asset class over the past decade, delivering negative real returns since 1998.According to the 2009 Barclays Equity Gilt Study, UK equities suffered average annual...

Flex through the back door

Whether the primary reason employers offer group risk products via flex is to give employees greater choice or to cut costs has traditionally been a subject of considerable debate. Whatever your long...

Taking the pain out of premiums

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...

Structural faults

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...

Friends adopts fast OMO system

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...

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