Tag Archives: Insurance

Is our pension scheme good enough for auto-enrolment?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by henry tapper

Today, assessing whether your existing pension qualifies for auto-enrolment is easy. Continue reading →

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Let’s give pensions leaders the chance to lead

Posted on June 27, 2013 by henry tapper

I asked him whether he thought the Dutch pension system superior to the UK’s and he laughed “of course it is, it delivers better outcomes”. Continue reading →

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Nudge nudge – pension truths we can’t spin but can explain!

Posted on June 21, 2013 by henry tapper

You don’t need to search too hard these days to get to the real facts and the sooner we start using the tools at our disposal to explain why things are as they are, the better.
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“My word is my Eurobond” – pensions without banks

Posted on June 17, 2013 by henry tapper

We have become so obsessed with the paradigm created by Megabank that we consider a “limited level of positive return..guaranteed” something to aspire to. Continue reading →

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All you never wanted to know about that Pension PlayPen GPP

Posted on June 14, 2013 by henry tapper

What are you on about now? http://www.pensionplaypen.com is a website set up to help Britain’s 1.2m employers work out auto-enrolment, adapt their existing workplace pension or get a new one and manage “auto-enrolment for life not just for staging”. As it’s the … Continue reading →

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Lobbying against the future pensioner

Posted on June 9, 2013 by henry tapper

But if the cost to the insurer is so great, is not the benefit to the future pensioner? Continue reading →

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A time for action not tears!

Posted on June 5, 2013 by henry tapper

Yesterday I was kind to insurance companies; this was a PR mistake. My inbox received a number of reproofs reminding me of the shoddiness of insurance company practice – in particular their reliance on “embedded value”. Fortunately these did not include a broadside … Continue reading →

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What a charge cap would mean for insurers

Posted on June 4, 2013 by henry tapper

the Embedded Value write offs if the cap comes in at 0.5% will be in the £bns Continue reading →

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Pensions for nothing and advice for free

Posted on May 29, 2013 by henry tapper

Insurers will reconsider their options on schemes where commission is paid but no advice is delivered Continue reading →

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Ten sexy stats that drive pension firms wild!

Posted on May 27, 2013 by henry tapper

But if you think your workforce special, you’ll want to get a whole of market quote. You wouldn’t insure your business assets or your liabilities any other way. Continue reading →

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