Insurance sector
Helping insurers adapt to a changing world through sector-leading advice on actuarial, investment, longevity, and risk management solutions
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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
Tom Cannings Associate
Dave Grimshaw Partner and Head of Longevity Consulting
John Hoskin Partner
Malcolm Kemp Associate
Amit Lad Associate
Catherine Love Soper International Consultant
Vivienne Maclure Associate
Jon Palin Partner and Senior Longevity Consultant
Blogs
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Technology, insurtech and innovation: key takeaways from the Digital Insurance AgendaEmbracing ecosystems, cutting costs with technology - and the importance of creating “fans”. Cherry Chan, head of general insurance consulting, shares key takeaways from one of the leading events in insurtech and innovation in insurance.
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Saving lives – one report at a time…Important and material information is easily lost in long, technical and “boring” actuarial reports. These are not only tedious to write, but cause report users to lose the will to live!
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Two economists - three opinions!The current economic climate is causing economists to disagree wildly on the future. Head of Insurance, Scott Eason, reports from our Investment Conference.
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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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Searching for consistent reporting
The first public submissions of the Solvency and Financial Condition Report (SFCR) for the majority of firms were published in late May this year.
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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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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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With Profits SurveyThis is the third investigation Barnett Waddingham has conducted into the investment strategies of UK with-profits funds.
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With Profits SurveyThis is the second investigation Barnett Waddingham has conducted into the with-profits investment strategies of directive insurers that are full members of the Association of Financial Mutuals.
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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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Barnett Waddingham appoints four new partners
We are delighted to announce the promotion of four of our associates to partners and 25 of our staff to associates.
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Barnett Waddingham launches its first two pilot apprenticeship programmes
Barnett Waddingham launches its first two pilot apprenticeship programmes, providing training and guidance to the next generation of financial services pension administrators.
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Barnett Waddingham appoints first Managing Partner to drive future growth
We are delighted to appoint Marcus Whitehead as our first Managing Partner to lead an ongoing programme of growth and development across the whole business – covering consultancy across risk, pensions, investment and insurance.