The Actuary September 2015

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Responses from the pension industry and actuaries to a public consultation have shown no support for changes to the pension tax system.

One in 10 parents of young drivers admit to fronting car insurance for their offspring at some point, according to research.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Swiss Re has agreed to acquire UK-based Guardian Financial Services for £1.6bn.

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.

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