Clair Le Poidevin, Managing Director of Orion Insurance. The BWCI Group is pleased to announce that it has acquired regulated insurance manager, Orion Insurance Management Limited. Orion acts as manager to two well-known local general insurance businesses; La Fraternelle Mutual and Foresters Healthcare. This acquisition diversifies our range of services by expanding BWCI’s insurance offering,… Read More »
Many of BWCI’s flagship Blue Riband pensions products¹ have signed up to a local initiative which was launched last year by the Guernsey Association of Pension Providers (“GAPP”). The Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Framework for Pensions (the “Framework”) recognises Guernsey pension providers which have embedded ESG into their processes and decision-making. What’s involved? The… Read More »
What’s changing? The States of Guernsey have recently announced that self-employed company owners currently paying self-employed social security contributions will automatically become employed for social security purposes from 1 January 2025 unless they opt to remain self-employed. This has a wide ranging impact on your pension arrangements which are highlighted below. If I change… Read More »
Matt Stanbury We are delighted to announce the promotion of Matt Stanbury to Partner. Matt joined BWCI in 2005 and qualified as a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in 2012. Matt is an experienced pensions actuary who advises the trustees and sponsoring employers of local and international pension schemes. In addition to… Read More »
By Ryan Hardiman at BWCI ryan.hardiman@bwcigroup.com “guidance aims to bridge the gap between regulatory expectations and current practice” EIOPA¹ provided guidance on running climate change materiality assessments and using climate change scenarios in the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) process in mid-2022. However, the timing coincided with a particularly busy period for many European insurers,… Read More »