All articles by Ronan Mccaughey
Ronan Mccaughey
Aviva invests in cancer breathalyzer diagnostics company
Aviva Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aviva, has invested in Owlstone Medical a diagnostics company that has developed a cancer breathalyzer to detect the disease at an early stage.
LII exclusive: Doctor Care Anywhere partners with Aetna International
Doctor Care Anywhere, the doctor-founded digital healthcare company, has partnered with Aetna International.
LII survey: innovation snapshot of UK protection insurance sector
More than two-thirds of respondents to a Protect Association survey commissioned by Life Insurance International do not view their companies as innovators.
Editor’s comment: Big data latest
Big Data increasingly matters for life and health insurers because it enables companies to access more information about customers, and in turn, offers the potential for cheaper premiums and rewards.
Data privacy concerns about digital health data
Ross Campbell, life / health chief underwriter, research & development at Gen Re, has questioned whether health apps threaten the privacy of sensitive data.
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Royal London shows steadfast loyalty to the adviser market
Debbie Kennedy, group head of protection strategy at Royal London, tells Ronan McCaughey why the life insurer is “absolutely committed” to the adviser market, its plan to further collaborate with digital healthcare providers and how the provider views itself as a disruptor and challenger to other protection insurance players in the UK.
VitalityLife revamps Serious Illness Cover product
VitalityLife has revamped its Serious Illness Cover product to include a cancer relapse benefit; the ability to make multiple claims for heart attacks and strokes; and new conditions and definitions enhancements.
First Origin to acquire Hong Kong Life Insurance for HK$7.1bn
The shareholders in Hong Kong Life Insurance have agreed to sell their stakes to investment holding company, First Origin International, for HK$7.1bn ($914.3m).
Aegon: 48% of working women in UK lack protection insurance
Nearly half (48%) of working women in the UK do not have any form of protection policy in place, according to research published by Aegon.
Timetric: Philippine life insurance market set for substantial growth
The Philippine life insurance market’s gross written premium is forecast to rise from PHP201.9bn ($4bn) in 2015 to PHP302.3bn in 2020 at a CAGR of 8.4%, according to Timetric’s Insurance Intelligence Center (IIC).