Story by: Dominic Welling, FTAdviser
Kerrie Kelly, the director general of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the FSA to focus on the "risks that matter" and demanded that the regulator's actions are more "proportionate to the risk posed to consumers and shareholders".
Royal London 360° has promoted Andrew Dudgeon to product and investment marketing manager.
There is a "long list" of potential targets that Resolution is aiming for and it hopes to have an acquisition by the end of the year according to its spokesman.
Standard Life has announced £200m of investment in its corporate and retail propositions after reporting a 1.5 per cent fall in operating profits for 2009.
Fortis UK is intending to rebrand itself as Ageas by the beginning of 2011, the insurance business announced last week after unveiling an increase in new premiums for last year.
Standard Life has said it will focus on the UK market as its major source of future growth, unlike its competitors who are looking to Europe and Asia for expansion.
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries’ 2010 conference will focus on the outlook for the post-election private medical insurance market.
Investors could end up choosing an inappropriate investment manager for their life settlement fund if they do not ask the right questions during the diligence process, SL Investment Management has warned.
Simon Clamp, managing director at Friends Provident, died earlier today (12 March), following a short illness.
LV= has appointed Richard Rowney as managing director of its life and pensions business, to replace Rodney Cook, who moves to Just Retirement later this year.
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