FPI
FPI exits all markets bar Asia, ME and South Africa
Friends Provident International is abandoning all of its global operations, excluding Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, and the ‘permitted jurisdictions’ of South Africa and Qatar.
People Moves | 30 Sep 15
Former FPI chairman Van der Wielen becomes Lombard Int’l CEO
John Van Der Wielen, the former Friends Provident International executive chairman, has stepped in to become chief executive of Lombard International, the life insurance-based wealth management business aimed at high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients.
Friends Life and Aviva merger probed by FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority is investigating unusual increases in share price prior to Aviva’s merger with Friends Life, according to reports.
FPI chief leaves insurer after two months
The chief executive of Aviva-owned Friends Provident International has moved to Singapore-based insurer Great Eastern after just two months in the role.
Industry to bounce back as HK settles to ILAS changes, says FPI
Demand for investment-linked assurance schemes in Hong Kong dived following January’s ban on indemnity commission, but FPI’s James Tan is confident the industry will move in a positive direction once all players are settled into the changes.