Life Insurance
German Life Insurers to Remain under Pressure from Investment Margins
Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: German Life Insurance Dashboard: 2014
Fitch Ratings-Frankfurt/London-11 June 2014: Fitch Ratings says in a new report that German life insurers...
The French prefer life insurance to savings accounts in 2014
The French savings rate fell slightly in late 2013 , according to the barometer of household savings released this morning by the Banque de...
The Adoption of New Technologies to Reduce Losses in Life Insurance Underwriting
According to new research by Timetric, increased adoption of technology is apparent in life insurance underwriting. This has been caused by the need to...
How To Choose The Beneficiaries Of Your Life Insurance Policy ?
Online Insurance Marketplace has released a blog providing tips on how people can choose the beneficiaries of their life insurance policy!
Purchasing a funeral life...
Britons Increasingly Forgoing Life Insurance in Times of Economic Uncertainty
Gross written premiums in the UK’s life insurance category fell by 57% between 2007 and 2012. Despite regaining momentum in 2012, a strong return...
Fitch Ratings : low rates may threaten EU life insurers’ business models
Prolonged low interest rates in Europe would threaten the viability of savings products with investment guarantees, traditionally a fundamental part of many life insurers'...
Zurich : reports record life cover applications
Zurich yesterday reported record levels of customers applying for life assurance ahead of the Gender Directive taking effect on 21 December 2012.
Customer applications...
Ovum : growing importance of BPO in European life insurance
Business process outsourcing (BPO) is now considered a strategic option by the boards of European insurers, according to Ovum. With the fragile economic state...
Fitch Ratings : ECJ gender ruling will have no serious impact on life insurers
Fitch Ratings expects UK life insurers to face no serious impacts to their business when they adapt their pricing to comply with the European...
South African insurance industry resilient, says Fitch
New Fitch Ratings reports say that, while the operating environment in South Africa remains generally challenging, both the life and non-life insurance industries have...
Finding the right life insurance deal
Like many things in life, choosing the right life insurance deal can be a difficult decision. In this article, we aim to give a...
Brokers doing it tougher than insurers : PwC
While life and general insurers both saw growth last quarter brokers profitability took a fall as business volumes declined, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers...
Medicaid patients half as likely to survive cancer in the U.S.
Cancer patients on Medicaid, a US public medical cover, survived less time than people with private or no insurance, new data shows.
The research, which...
France : insurance market recorded a 7 % drop in contributions by the end of October
The French insurance market has recorded a 7 per cent drop in contributions in the first ten months of the year according to figures...
USA : ratings drop should not hurt insurers
Four AAA rated life insurers may hold on to their status, provided that the US Government bond rating does not fall by more than...
BGL Group : moves into life insurance market
The BGL Group announces a move into the life insurance market with the launch of a new level term life cover product.
Budget Life...
ABI : bereaved families to get life insurance payments quickly
People will get life insurance payments more quickly after bereavement, as the ABI issues new guidance to insurers cutting the time it takes from...
Fitch places Irish Life Assurance plc’s ‘BBB+’ IFS on rating watch negative
Fitch Ratings has placed Irish Life Assurance plc's (Irish Life) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of 'BBB+', Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'BBB'...
Fitch : UK life insurers in good shape
Fitch Ratings says in a new comment that the strong results reported by UK life insurers for 2010 puts them in good shape as...
Survey : Australian mothers and life insurance
A survey has found that Australian mothers prefer not to face the reality of getting life insurance. Even though 83 per cent say their...
