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The Actuary September 2015

Issue date: September 2015

Articles in this issue

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Political animals in the workplace

Bonnie Marcus offers nine top reasons why women find office politics frustrating
Wednesday 30th September 2015
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Joanne Segars, chief executive NAPF © NAPF

Actuaries and pension industry oppose pension tax changes

Responses from the pension industry and actuaries to a public consultation have shown no support for changes to the pension tax system.
Wednesday 30th September 2015
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One in 10 parents 'fronting' car insurance for children

One in 10 parents of young drivers admit to fronting car insurance for their offspring at some point, according to research.
Wednesday 30th September 2015
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Life expectancy not rising as quickly as anticipated, says IFoA

Increases in life span have been “much lower than in the past” over the past four years, according to an analysis by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).
Tuesday 29th September 2015
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Pressures on life insurers to boost M&A activity and growth

Life insurers expect a “significant increase” in takeover deals in the next 12 months, but general insurers don’t anticipate acquisition activity to be as strong, PwC has said.
Tuesday 29th September 2015
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FTSE 100 top executives 'increasingly disconnected' from UK pension system

Senior executives of FTSE 100 firms are taking out cash in lieu of their pensions and this could undermine the pension system, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has warned.
Monday 28th September 2015
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Value of European non-life run-off insurance market rises to 247bn euro

The value of the non-life European run-off insurance market has been estimated at €247bn (£181.6bn), €5bn (£3.7bn) more than in 2014.
Monday 28th September 2015
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2

Swiss Re agrees to buy Guardian for £1.6bn

Swiss Re has agreed to acquire UK-based Guardian Financial Services for £1.6bn.
Friday 25th September 2015
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'Increasingly prescriptive regulations' may leave insurers struggling to recruit non-executive directors

Insurers may soon struggle to hire non-executive directors (NEDs) because “increasingly prescriptive regulation” puts pressure on these roles, the International Underwriting Association (IUA) has said.
Friday 25th September 2015
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Insurance M&A deals reach more than $80bn in value

The value of mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals in the insurance sector have hit a record high.
Thursday 24th September 2015
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