Health and education will be squeezed by more than £1bn because of changes to the way public sector pensions are funded, figures seen by the BBC show. It comes after George Osborne announced in the Budget that employers would have to contribute more to pensions for NHS staff, teachers and […]
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UK pension pressure a danger to UAE expats’ safe retirement
Tim Hughes, a Briton in Dubai who has no intention to repatriate, transferred his pension into a Sipp, where he now controls what happens with it himself. Satish Kumar / The National Harvey Jones When you begin a new career in a new country, you often leave something valuable behind. […]
More U.S. police officers buying insurance in case of lawsuits, union says
Police officers stand guard outside a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 23, 2009. The G20 Pittsburgh Summit will be held September 24 and 25. REUTERS/Eric Thayer BY JULIA EDWARDS Law enforcement officers in the United States are increasingly buying professional liability insurance policies amid worries they may be sued for […]
M&F eyeing Old Mutual customers
Raimund Snyders, the chief executive of Mutual and Federal, says that the insurer can increase its market share from the current 11 percent by taking advantage of its relationship with Old Mutual and Nedbank. Picture: Simphiwe Mbokazi By: Siseko Njobeni Johannesburg – Mutual & Federal (M&F) wanted to tap into […]
Faces at the on going NAICOM’s seminar for business editors and insurance correspondents
Executives of the National Insurance Commission; business editors and insurance correspondents at the event in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Faces at the on going NAICOM’s seminar for business editors and insurance correspondents
Commissioner for Insurance, Mohammed Kari (4th left) and other executives of the National Insurance Commission at the event in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Canada pension funds hold back on UK deals ahead of Brexit vote
* Funds concerned about ‘Brexit’ impact on City of London * Canadian funds have been 2nd biggest UK real estate buyers * Retreat raises concerns over inbound UK investment By Matt Scuffham Some of Canada’s top pension funds, among the world’s biggest investors in British real estate and infrastructure, are […]
Gov Amosun seeks stoppage of fake insurance policies
Ogun state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun receiving a gift from the National Commissioner for Insurance, Mohammed Kari when the top management team of the National Insurance Commission visited the Governor at his Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, Office. As far as Ogun state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, is concerned, the Nigerian state has […]
African Bank to partner with Sanlam on insurance
By Hanna Ziady JOHANNESBURG – African Bank says it will partner with insurance company, Sanlam in a pilot project, offering a full suite of long-term insurance and investment products to customers across 13 branches. African Bank intends to launch on April 4, with an equity base of R10 billion and […]
