Tag Archives: Zurich

Small is beautiful – give pensioners a say!

Posted on December 13, 2021 by henry tapper

In this blog I ask whether big pension funds can act small and connect with their pensioners in a meaningful way. I conclude that it will be easier for the consolidators to do this, than the small pension fund. Zpen … Continue reading →

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Zurich’s IGC bows out

Posted on August 8, 2021 by henry tapper

With only 60,000 policies to look after, Zurich has decided to disband its IGC and replace it with a less ambitious governance arrangement. Commercially this is sensible – an IGC doesn’t come cheap and a GAA comes a lot cheaper. … Continue reading →

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Pension Plowman’s guide to 2020 IGC reports

Posted on April 12, 2020 by henry tapper

This is a big year for IGCs. It is their fifth birthday, it’s the year when the FCA reviews their effectiveness and it’s the year of the pandemic, where providers and savers will be under maximum strain. Most of the … Continue reading →

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Precisely right – Scottish Widow’s IGC

Posted on April 7, 2020 by henry tapper

Mark Stewart has issues his first Statement , having taken over as Chair of the Scottish Widows IGC. You can read it here. It is brief , accurate and it has a distinct tone which I like. The contents page … Continue reading →

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Zurich’s IGC’s Chair makes a statement -just!

Posted on April 6, 2020 by henry tapper

I wasn’t quite sure , reading Anna Bradley’s chair statement that I wasn’t on my blog. The photos of the IGCs look like they were taken on an iphone, neither of which detracts much from what is a good – … Continue reading →

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Zurich’s IGC – keeping Zurich honest.

Posted on April 10, 2019 by henry tapper

Zurich ‘s IGC Chair’s statement is out ; it’s punchy. It’s chair, Anna Bradley has a much wider sphere of influence than just pensions and it shows. This is from her opening remarks …you have told us that service standards … Continue reading →

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Don’t pander to pension populism! Zurich big-wig hits out at “freedoms”

Posted on October 17, 2018 by henry tapper

“I have no time for populism” , was the astonishing rebuttal of top Zurich Insurance shrink Stefan Kroepfl. Kroepfl, who is global head of life business analysis – is no lightweight, nor was the discussion that ensued at this Dutch … Continue reading →

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Expel the corporates – our classrooms are for teaching!

Posted on July 13, 2018 by henry tapper

  Here are two blogs , one from the CEO of TPAS and one from the head of strategic partnerships at  Zurich Insurance. The blogs occurred consecutively on my linked in stream Blog one can be found here Blog two … Continue reading →

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IGC Class of 2018 – the results are in – this is how your Chair Report stacks up.

Posted on April 17, 2018 by henry tapper

    So  here are my ratings for the principal IGC reports that I can find. There may be more reports skulking out there and I’ll be adding them if they get reported to me! As you can see, they … Continue reading →

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Laugh, cry, applaud! Zurich’s IGC report is flawed – but a “must read”

Posted on April 13, 2018 by henry tapper

I don’t know whether to laugh, applaud or cry when reading Zurich IGC reports and Laurie Edmans’ third report is no exception. Laugh – because of Laurie’s brutal honesty But from the members’ perspective, it does not matter whether the … Continue reading →

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