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US storms and European floods drive natural disaster losses Aon has published its Global Catastrophe Recap – First Quarter of 2026, which analyzes the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during the quarter. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Friday Apr 17

Pensions dashboard is coming what should corporates expect The pensions dashboard is expected to be available to the public later this year. This will be a major moment for UK retirement saving, changing how employees see, understand and engage with their pensions. For employers, the dashboard brings both opportunity and challenge. Now is the right time to think about what this means for your workforce and your DC offering. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Friday Apr 17

FCA Year 2 Consumer Duty Board Reports Consumer Duty Board reports help turn governance into real change and better outcomes for consumers. Firms have improved, but more progress is needed. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Friday Apr 17

Concerns over capacity to handle pensions dashboards queries As hundreds of pension schemes have now completed their connection to pensions dashboards and many more continue to do so, the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) held a webinar on the subject, attended by around 250 pension professionals. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Friday Apr 17

Middle East de-escalation gathers pace FTSE 100 opens higher. More peace talks possible after ceasefire on Israel’s northern border. Brent Crude dips but Strait of Hormuz remains closed. US stocks set for a record open. Outlook for Fed rates remains murky. Netflix shares dive as revenue guidance fails to impress Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Friday Apr 17

Moving beyond the buffer to start investing New analysis published by Nest Insight, the public-benefit research and innovation centre, explores the barriers that prevent people in low- and moderate-income households from investing – even if they’re in a position to start, and could benefit in the long term. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Apr 16

Pensions industry must use every touchpoint against scams The Fraud Minister, Lord Hanson, has urged trustees to take every opportunity to protect their members from fraudsters. Speaking at the Pension Scams Action Group’s Fighting Pension Fraud webinar 2026, Lord Hanson said trustees and administrators should use “every touchpoint” with pension holders to reinforce scam warning messaging. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Apr 16

AI adoption doubles across the Lloyds market in 12 months The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), in collaboration with Barnett Waddingham and the LMA Risk Next Generation Committee, has today published new findings from its latest market survey on artificial intelligence (AI) risk management. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Thursday Apr 16

Raising standards of trusteeship and governance In this episode of TPR Talks, we explore what good looks like for trusteeship and scheme governance, drawing on insights from roundtable discussions with trustees and industry representatives. Hosted by Emelda Nicholroy, Regulatory Theme Lead at TPR, with Elizabeth Renshaw Ames, Special Adviser on Trusteeship, the discussion explains why TPR brought stakeholders together, what we heard about current governance practices, and the skills, standards and accountability that support effective trustee boards and good outcomes for members. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Thursday Apr 16

Buyin to buyout navigating the post transaction bottleneck Our 2026 survey results provide a detailed view of how all 11 active insurers are progressing schemes from initial buy-in to full buyout – the point at which legal responsibility for providing members’ benefits transfers to the insurer. It has been a record year for buyouts and momentum is expected to continue into 2026. Our findings, based on insurer data up to 31 December 2025, show how quickly schemes are moving through the process, where delays most commonly arise, and how market capacity is evolving in response. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Thursday Apr 16

How the countrys health is recovering from Covid Official figures showing life expectancy in England edging higher have been cautiously welcomed despite a fall in the amount of time people are expected to live in good health across all levels of income. Posted in: Life - Articles Posted on: Thursday Apr 16

Stocks stage a rapid comeback but oil remains elevated Markets snap back with FTSE 100 and S&P 500 up on the year. Oil stays above $90 as Hormuz risk remains.UK GDP bounced in February, but growth is expected to slow. TSMC profits jump as AI demand continues to soar Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Apr 16

The Times they are a Changing There are very few big philosophical questions that almost everyone agrees on; yet one that seems to elicit the same answer across the board is this: Do you think the world is changing faster, slower, or at the same speed as it used to? Now there are caveats- the changes happening to us may feel like they’re larger, we were probably less aware of changes as children, and so on. But technology has been advancing exponentially. Claims of what AI can’t do seem to become obsolete as soon as they’re known, with even the hallowed sanctum of mathematics starting to be breached. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Wednesday Apr 15

Positive outlook for Lloyds Legacy Business Aon has released its Lloyd’s Legacy Report – April 2026, which forecasts strong momentum in legacy transactions driven by softer reinsurance conditions, increased M&A activity and a growing focus on addressing historic risk. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Wednesday Apr 15

Volatile markets add uncertainty to DB transfer redress cost Analysis by First Actuarial, a Gallagher Company, shows that UK market volatility during March could have resulted in daily variations of 5–10% for pension redress calculations. This amounts to a ‘lucky dip’ in current unstable market conditions. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Apr 15

The Big Pension Blind Spot Over a third of people who changed jobs in the last five years didn’t ask about their new employer’s pension scheme during the recruitment process. Just 6% of jobseekers asked about the pension scheme during a first interview and only 10% did so at final interview. 40% of full-time workers don’t know how much their employer contributes to their pension and 43% have never changed their own contribution levels Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Apr 15

Ceasefire talks quell oil and support stocks Ceasefire talks have quelled oil prices and supported stock markets despite mixed dataLuxury goods stocks provide early indicators of consumer impact of Iran war. IMF downgrades growth forecast for UK because of conflict but keeps in place global forecast for 2027 Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Apr 15

Standard Life acquires Aegon UK The Group will be the UK’s largest Retirement Savings & Income business with 16m customers and AUA of c.£480bn Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Apr 15

Is it time to join the gilt trip The outbreak of war in the Middle East at the end of February raised fears of inflation, and expectations that interest rates could rise, resulting in gilt prices falling. They have risen a little since, but movements have created opportunities for people planning to use gilts as an alternative to cash savings. The tax benefits make this particularly attractive to those who would otherwise pay tax on their savings – including savers set to be affected by the lower Cash ISA limit from 2027 Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Apr 14

FCA bans CMCs misleading adverts Adverts which used edited, unauthorised clips of Martin Lewis to make misleading claims about average motor finance compensation and used the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) logo without permission, have been banned by the FCA. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Tuesday Apr 14

A pension buyout as seen through members eyes A UK pension buyout requires robust data preparation, clear member communication and strong administration planning to ensure a secure, well governed and uninterrupted transition from scheme to insurer. Over the past decade, UK pension commitments exceeding £250 billion have been secured through transfers to the bulk annuity market. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Tuesday Apr 14

PPF publish latest PPF7800 figures for March 2026 This update provides the latest estimated funding position, based on adjusting the scheme valuation data supplied to The Pensions Regulator as part of the schemes’ annual scheme returns, on a section 179 (s179) basis, for the defined benefit pension schemes potentially eligible for entry to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF). Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Apr 14

Record numbers moving to buyout fail to stop backlog growing Leading independent professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham (BW) today publishes findings from its 2026 survey of all 11 active bulk annuity insurers. This reveals that, despite a record-breaking year for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes converting their buy-ins to buyouts, schemes are taking longer to get to buyout and the backlog at insurers is increasing. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Apr 14

FCA sets out vision for open finance Consumers and businesses could be given greater control over their financial data to help secure better deals, under a vision for open finance published by the FCA. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Apr 14

Cautious start for Footsie amid hopes for fresh Iran talks FTSE 100 opens slightly higher as oil prices retreat. Brent crude hovers around $98 a barrel, falling back amid hopes for new talks. BP forecasts an exceptional period for its trading division in the first quarter. UK shoppers show signs of resilience after March retail sales beat expectations. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Apr 14

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