Life
Utmost to buy Aegon Ireland’s int’l investment bond business
The consolidator parent of Utmost Wealth Solutions has announced its intention to acquire the international investment bond business of Aegon Ireland – just days after the Irish operation was sold to another provider.
Anbang Insurance gets $10bn rescue package
Chinese insurance giant Anbang is to get a capital injection worth RMB60.8bn (£6.9bn, $9.7bn, €7.9bn), a month after control of the group was seized by the country’s insurance regulator and as its ex-chairman faces life behind bars.
LCCG’s new UK life company goes live with first acquisition
The newly formed UK life insurer launched by Life Company Consolidation Group (LCCG) has completed the acquisition of the business of Reliance Mutual Insurance Society.
IFAs urged to ditch IoM life cos over commission disclosure
IFA firms should “wrest control” of their businesses from life companies based on the Isle of Man before the Conduct of Business Code comes into force, the director of Thames River International has argued. A move described by one industry source as “dodgy” and a “stain on the industry”.
Best Practice | 22 Mar 18
Three insights into unsettling pension freedoms data
The Financial Conduct Authority has released figures on pension freedoms that product providers have described as “concerning” and “do not make for comfortable reading”. International Adviser spoke to industry experts to get their thoughts on the data.