Middle East | 31 Mar 16
Expats feel most at home in Bahrain
Bahrain topped HSBC’s Expat Explorer survey with two thirds of expats feeling at home within a year of moving.
Royal London life and pension business up 40%
Royal London’s new life and pensions business rose 40% to £6.8bn ($9.7bn, €8.6bn) in 2015, following improved operating efficiency initiatives embedded across the business.
Big insurer pullback from markets creating opportunity for others
Smaller international life companies are reporting a big pickup in activity as regulatory pressures and new technology drive the major players to restructure operations to focus on core strengths and markets, industry observers said.
Omni launches new Ucits fund
London-headquartered investment manager Omni Partners has announced that it has launched a Ucits version of its existing offshore Omni Macro Fund.
New insurer Emerald Life targets LGBT community
Emerald Life, a new UK insurance provider aimed at the LGBT community, launched Wednesday announcing that it offers home, term life, wedding and pet insurance to cater to the nation’s 2.2 million LGBT adults over 30 potentially looking to buy insurance.