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Think-tank demands tougher action on state pension 'time bomb'Government plans to increase state pension expenditure have been slammed by a Right-wing think-tank as 'unaffordable' and 'irresponsible' 08 January 2014
December storms 'to cost insurers $1.6bn'The windstorms that hit Europe in December caused insured losses of $1.6bn, Impact Forecasting said in its latest monthly global catastrophe report 08 January 2014
Munich Re: 2013 insured catastrophe losses 'below average'Storms and floods in Europe along with super typhoon Haiyan dominated the overall picture of natural catastrophes in 2013, but globally insured losses 'remained below average', Munich Re said in its annual review. 08 January 2014
Eurozone insurers' profit outlook limited, says EYInsurance profits in the eurozone grew by 20% in 2013, but low economic growth, low inflation and historically low interest rates will limit the scope for further gains, according to Ernst & Young. 07 January 2014
FTSE 350 pension deficits hit £97bn at close of 2013, says MercerDefined benefit deficits among the UK's largest firms increased by £25bn over 2013 despite significant employer contribution and strong stock market returns, Mercer said. 07 January 2014
Webb's annuity-switching plan gets scathing responseIndustry experts have rubbished the pensions minister's suggestion that pensioners be allowed to switch to better-paying annuities in a similar way to homeowners re-mortgaging 06 January 2014
PM promises to maintain 'triple-lock' on state pension increasesPrime Minister David Cameron has pledged to continue to increase the state pension by at least 2.5% a year until 2020 if the Conservatives win the next election 06 January 2014
2013 'best year' for US pension schemes, says MercerStrong equity returns and rising interest rates in the fourth quarter of 2013 ended the 'best year' of improvement in the funding status of US pension plans, according to Mercer latest monthly 'health' index 03 January 2014
Top firms' DB deficits still 'stubbornly high', says JLTFTSE 100 companies' defined benefit pension deficits for remain 'stubbornly high' at £57bn at the end of 2013 despite strong equity markets and a surge in cash contributions from sponsoring employers, according to a report 03 January 2014
Reinsurers face revenue fall in 2014Reinsurers could face a fall in premium revenue of up to 25% over the next 12 months after the number of natural catastrophes dropped by half in 2013, brokers Willis Re have revealed in a new study today. 02 January 2014