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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 …
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GUEST BLOG: Does pension freedom increase the risk of frauds and scams?
Eyebrows were raised recently when the City of London Police revealed that pension fraud worth £4.7million had been reported by members of the public in May, effe…
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High quality public disclosure
On 14 July 2015 EIOPA published a note entitled ‘Need for high quality public disclosure: Solvency II’s report on solvency and financial condition and the potential…
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2017 Tax Free Childcare Scheme
In early 2017 the Government will introduce a new Tax Free Childcare (TFC) scheme which is to replace the existing Employer-Supported Childcare Voucher (ESCV) schem…
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Solvency II must do
On Tuesday 7 July we hosted our ‘Solvency II must do’ seminar bringing together experts in each of the three pillars to share with the audience the must do’s before…
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Out with the old, in with the new?
A recent survey at our Employer Conference showed that transfer value options are set to be increasingly popular for employers to proactively offer members of DB sc…
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Could a rock-solid economic picture lead to a pensions horror show?
The Chancellor’s emergency Budget 2015 has raised an old idea from the dead, while gazing into the crystal ball for reforms yet to come. We take a look at the futur…
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Budget Update: What next for Private Medical Insurance?
Chancellor George Osborne today unexpectedly announced that from November 2015 the standard rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) will increase by over 58% from 6% to…
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Emergency Budget – Osborne’s Big Summer Bash?
The Chancellor is expected to take a tough line in Wednesday’s budget. We take a look at the pensions industry rumours, including tax relief, salary sacrifice and a…
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A Smoking Gun for Female Mortality Improvements?
It is common knowledge that smoking is the primary catalyst for lung cancer the second and sixth highest cause of death for males and females respectively 2012, but…