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News
Life insurance consulting team grows with two new appointments
We are delighted to announce the appointment of David Gulland and Tom Cannings to join our life insurance consulting team, as the firm continues to grow the breadth…
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Blog
Not all fund managers are created equally
We have just published our second annual report on With-Profits Investment Performance and Strategy of UK mutual insurers. Here, we explore the surprising findings …
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News
With Profits Survey 2015 results revealed
Our With Profits Survey 2015, has found that almost 40% (17) of mutual insurers’ with-profits funds outperformed all of the largest proprietary firms’ with-profits …
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Blog
Motor insurance - climbing premiums and fraudulent activity
Motorists have enjoyed a solid two years of reduced insurance premiums. Recent figures published by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) reveal, however, that …
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Research
UK With-Profits Funds: investment performance and strategy 2015
This is the second investigation Barnett Waddingham has conducted into the with-profits investment strategies of directive insurers that are full members of the Ass…
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Blog
Household insurance - are customers getting the best deal?
We’ll look at the ABI's premium tracker results in detail as well as review the “best” insurers in the market according to Which? and outline what people can do to …
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Briefing
Solvency II: Reporting and public disclosure
In August 2015, the PRA published consultation paper CP25/15 on reporting and public disclosure. The consultation paper seeks feedback on the PRA’s expectations of …
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Blog
Noise induced hearing loss – curbing the compensation culture
Noise induced hearing loss claims are overtaking asbestos-related claims as the number one burden on insurers’ books. The Association of British insurers has relea…
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Blog
The sexiest job in the 21st century vs the best job of 2015
I typed 'sexiest job' into Google and 5.9 million entries popped up telling me that 'data scientist' is the sexiest job in the 21st century, but according to Career…
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Blog
Brexit - Impact on the UK insurance industry
Victory for the Conservative Party at the UK General Election on 8 May 2015 brings the promise of a national referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of …