Life and Pensions Quarterly Competitor Tracker Q2 2010

  • OVERVIEW
    • Catalyst
    • Summary
    • Methodology
  • INTRODUCTION
    • The Life and Pensions Competitor Tracker provides both one month and 12 month views of developments
      • Datamonitor tracks 42 key life and pensions providers and distributors each quarter
      • Datamonitor’s Life and Pensions Team provides analysis of the key developments
      • A fully searchable database of the past 12 months of developments is also delivered alongside in the report
  • KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN Q2 2010
    • The second quarter of 2010 exposes a slower pace of competitor developments compared to the previous quarter
      • Competitors have slowed their pace for developments in Q2 2010 from the previous quarter
      • Competitors continue to focus heavily in product innovation over M&A, partnership or organic growth activities
      • Product innovation has focused on developing online tools for advisors to help their clients with financial planning
      • M&A activity has reduced considerably in Q2 2010
      • Competitors continue their focus on mature markets in Q2 2010
  • PRODUCT INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER TARGETING
    • AMP
      • Australia: AMP adjusts its superannuation and pensions products
    • Asteron Life
      • Australia: Asteron offers a 20% discount on life insurance policy
    • Aviva
      • France: Aviva launches Aviva Lisséo Duo 40 % Plus Avril 2011
      • France: Aviva's website helps French customers track the amount they will get from their pensions
      • Malaysia: Aviva launches investment-linked insurance plan
      • Poland: Aviva provides its customers access to specialists and diagnostic tests
      • UK: Aviva expands its wrap and SIPP platform with the addition of nine more funds
      • UK: Aviva introduces a new online retirement calculator
      • UK: Aviva introduces new features to its e-commerce platform
      • UK: Aviva adds 22 more funds to expand its wrap and SIPP platform
      • UK: Aviva launches a campaign for retirement income
    • Friends Provident
      • UK: Friends Provident launches a new online seminar
      • UK: Friends Provident launches a seminar for Executive Income Protection
    • Guardian
      • US: Guardian launches a single premium fixed immediate annuity
      • US: Guardian Life Insurance to offer critical illness cover to small companies
      • US: Guardian makes ULtraLife UL more competitive
      • US: John Hancock revises the limits on life insurance products
      • US: John Hancock adds a new feature for advisors to its website
      • US: John Hancock launches new life products
      • US: John Hancock helps advisors connect with clients
    • The Hartford
      • US: The Hartford to accelerate payment of death benefit for its life insurance policy holders
      • US: New Hartford policyholders to save on the cost of life insurance
    • Legal & General
      • UK: Legal & General augments its critical illness cover
    • Lincoln Financial
      • US: Lincoln Financial launches a new financial education website
      • US: Lincoln Financial Group enhances its SmartIncome solution
      • US: Lincoln Financial Group sponsors National Retirement Planning Week
    • Liverpool Victoria
      • UK: Liverpool Victoria enhances its income protection solution
      • UK: Liverpool Victoria launches direct life cover
      • UK: Liverpool Victoria makes its protection solution more competitive
    • Lloyds Banking Group
      • UK: Scottish Widows launches an online financial guidance service
    • Manulife
      • Canada: Manulife adds a new media investor website
      • Japan: Manulife Japan launches life insurance product with special rates for non-smokers
    • Prudential Life
      • US: Prudential life adds a new rider to PruLife Universal Plus
    • Swiss Re
      • UK: Swiss Re launches an advanced version of Magnum
  • M&A, PARTNERSHIPS AND ORGANIC GROWTH
    • Aviva
      • Spain: Aviva Vida y Pensiones signs a distribution agreement with the Preventiva Group
    • AXA
      • UK: AXA plans to dispose of UK life and savings operations
    • Crédit Agricole
      • Serbia: Crédit Agricole to sell Crédit Agricole Life Serbija
    • Fortis
      • Belgium: Fortis to sell of Fortis Brussels sub-holding
    • Manulife
      • Philippines: Manulife Philippines expands its geographical reach
    • Zurich
      • Indonesia: Zurich acquires a majority stake in Mayapada Life
  • APPENDIX
    • Methodology
    • Ask the analyst
    • Datamonitor consulting
    • Disclaimer
  • TABLES
    • Table: The 42 companies covered by Datamonitor’s Life and Pensions Competitor Tracker
  • FIGURES
    • Figure: The second quarter of 2010 recorded a total of 41 competitor developments
    • Figure: Developments in M&A, partnerships and organic growth continue to be muted into Q2 2010
    • Figure: Product innovation from competitors has focused on developments in technology
    • Figure: Organic growth activity from competitors do not feature at all in Q2 2010
    • Figure: Competitors are reducing their focus on new, unregulated markets

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Published on
26 Aug 2010
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