Insurance sector
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Key contacts
Scott Eason Partner and Head of Insurance Consulting
Kim Durniat Partner and Head of Life Consulting
Cherry Chan Partner
Dave Grimshaw Partner and Head of Longevity Consulting
John Hoskin Partner
Jon Palin Partner and Senior Longevity Consultant
Tom Cannings Associate
Wan Hsien Heah Associate and Consultant
Malcolm Kemp Associate
Amit Lad Associate
Vivienne Maclure Associate
Nasir Shah Associate
Blogs
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How to get the most out of your insurance consultantMore than half of UK life insurance companies (59%) will spend more on actuarial consultants in the next year. However, inherent weaknesses in the procurement process presents obstacles to achieving better outcomes and value for money.
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One more year…can we stop thinking about IFRS17 for now?On 14 November 2018, the IASB announced a deferment of the IFRS17 implementation date by a year, with some still calling for a two year delay.
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With-Profits funds not dead: investment performance stays strongWith-profits funds offered by UK insurers have had a poor reputation since the near-collapse of Equitable Life, with many depicted as “zombie” funds producing poor investment returns. But, this just isn’t the case for the majority of funds.
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Insurer valuation of equity release mortgages
Will recently proposed regulatory changes in respect of equity release mortgages affect the solvency of insurers?
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Treasury Committee report on Solvency II - What did it find?
The House of Commons Treasury Committee published its report on “The Solvency II Directive and its impact on the UK Insurance Industry” on 25 October 2017. So, what did it find? Our briefing note explores.
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Key regulatory updates: Life and General Insurance March 2017 – September 2017
We look back over the now almost-forgotten spring and the long-hot summer (if only!) to highlight main points from some of the key regulatory publications over the last six months.
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Feb
21
2018
Death by actuarial reports
The insurance team will be spreading the word on how to improve the writing process of reports and make long, technical and “boring” reports a thing of the past.
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Sep
22
2017
How to cope with KIDs
In this webinar we will demonstrate how easy it is to create Key Information Documents (KIDs) for Packaged Retail and Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPs), in line with the new regulations coming into force on 1 January 2018.
Location: Webinar
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May
17
2016
Webinar - SQL or noSQL: data modelling for technical pricing in the London Insurance Market
Currently most models are run in Microsoft Excel with data being sent back to a relational database such as a SQL server. We will discuss the latest thinking around the underlying data model, with a particular focus on adopting noSQL databases.
Location: Webinar
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Perspectives on value: get the most out of your insurance consultantPressure is mounting on the life insurance market to become more efficient and offer value to shareholders and customers. As a result, life insurance companies are turning to third-party actuarial consultants. How can this process be improved?
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UK With-Profits Funds: investment performance and strategyOur fifth annual UK with-profits investment survey shows that average performance over the past five years has exceeded benchmark returns. Our research helps insurers understand the drivers of performance.
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With-Profits Survey 2017A recent investigation by Barnett Waddingham has uncovered significant inconsistency in the investment performance of UK with profit funds
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'Top-Slicing' Medically Underwritten Buy-in
We jointly advised trustees and company on a medically underwritten pensioner buy-in achieving very significant savings of >10% relative to traditional approach – successfully securing around £25m of the pensioner liability at no additional funding cost.
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Insurance firms to ramp up consultant spending
According to a new report, ‘Perspectives on Value’, spending on consultants by insurance companies is expected to rise over the coming year. The report cites complexity and structural challenges as the primary drivers behind the forecasted increase.
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Barnett Waddingham’s Amit Lad named Actuarial Post’s ‘Star of the Future’
We are thrilled to announce that our very own Amit Lad has scooped first prize at this years ‘Stars of the Future’ hosted by the Actuarial Post.
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Barnett Waddingham appoints Head of Data Science to expand expertise
Barnett Waddingham, the UK’s largest independent provider of actuarial, administration and consultancy services, welcomes its new Head of Data Science to widen its expertise in line with the changing expectations of its clients.