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UK companies rush to pass on unwanted schemes on to insurance groups
New superfund rules will provide cheaper way of offloading defined benefit plans
Mark Tucker will become chair of Discovery Limited from March
City veteran looks to invest $50m of his own money in insurance start-up
New product will be priced regardless of how long customer has been with the company
As fitness monitoring and genetic testing expands, the unhealthy may be priced out
Blockchain will enable cheaper and simpler cover
Andrew Schlossberg to succeed Philip Taylor at Invesco
Sales of cover are growing at 25% a year but battles over claims are common
Oliver Bäte promises to radically simplify the German insurance group
Disasters such as wildfires in California have led to reduced allocations
A solid commitment will help the insurance group’s chief build credibility
French group seeks to win over investors after some expressed disappointment with XL deal
Data from 400,000 users shows people respond to tangible incentives to exercise more
Foreign groups take aim at the country, vying with locals such as China Life
High Court ruling on gender discrimination will affect millions in defined benefit schemes
Investors will need convincing that chief’s plans are deliverable
Shirine Khoury-Haq becomes latest senior executive to leave
Italian insurer sets aside €4bn as part of aggressive growth push
But more than half of adults have not written a will at all
Fire disasters take their place alongside hurricanes as ‘major perils’
Many companies retain legacy systems that generate tonnes of paper
IFRS 17 will come into force in 2022 after intensive lobbying by the industry
