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New pension funding code could raise deficits by £100bn

An updated funding code due in 2020 could add £100bn to defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficits in the UK and cause employer contributions to double, KPMG analysis has revealed.
Friday 29th March 2019
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Financial services sector pessimism rises as growth falls

UK financial services have suffered another quarter of falling business volumes, with growth in the investment management sector declining faster than at any point since the end of 2008.
Thursday 28th March 2019
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'Fundamentally flawed' hiring process for actuarial consultants uncovered

Life insurers are failing to find value for money in actuarial consultants due to “intrinsic weaknesses” in the hiring process, a survey by Barnett Waddingham has uncovered.
Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Lack of transparent workforce data available to investors

Global businesses have failed to provide detailed and transparent workforce data in response to a request from more than 120 investors managing over $13trn (£11trn) in assets.
Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Credit insurance payouts hit 10-year high

Insurance payouts for businesses struggling to cope with bad debts are at their highest level since 2009, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed.
Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Huge increase in FTSE 100 pension scheme buy-outs predicted

The UK’s 100 largest listed companies are set to transfer £300bn of pension liabilities to insurers through full buy-outs over the next decade, up from just £5bn today.
Monday 25th March 2019
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Thousands of US insurers could be forced to disclose fossil fuel business

California could become the first US state to mandate climate-related financial disclosures for insurers after more than 60 public interest groups petitioned Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara yesterday.
Friday 22nd March 2019
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Employees pay more into DC pension schemes than DB for first time

UK employees paid more into defined contribution (DC) pension schemes than defined benefit (DB) schemes for the first time last year, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.
Friday 22nd March 2019
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'Alarming' spike in fraudulent insurance claims recorded

False insurance claims jumped by more than a quarter across the UK last year, with home and car insurers reporting the largest increase, new data shows.
Thursday 21st March 2019
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Over-45s unaware of potential insurance savings through telematics

Almost half of adults aged over 45 in the UK are unaware that they could enjoy savings on their car insurance through telematics technology, a survey has found.
Wednesday 20th March 2019
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