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EU starts the countdown to IDD, set for Feb 2018 start
The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD), which will regulate the distribution of insurance products across the EU, will come into full force by February 2018.
Old Mutual buys AAM Advisory, focuses on Singapore and HK
Old Mutual Wealth has today signed an agreement to buy the Singapore-based expat-focused financial advisory firm AAM Advisory as part of its plans to concentrate the Old Mutual International business on only two core markets in North and Southeast Asia.
MetLife expands support for UK financial advisers
MetLife is to step up its efforts to support financial advisers in the UK by launching a nationwide series of roadshows focused on now to take greater advantage of the new pension freedoms.
Health & Protection | 29 Jan 16
Int’l health cover is ‘faster growing’ than rest of market
The global market for international health insurance is growing faster than for health insurance in general, with expatriates and students notching up premiums worth an estimated $12.98bn in 2015.
Hansard posts hefty recovery in new business sales
Specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global has unveiled an impressive 136% growth rate in new business premiums for the three months to December 2015 over the same quarter in 2014, helped by a large investment from its founder Leonard Polonsky.