By Michelle Galpin at BWCI michelle.galpin@bwcigroup.com “offsetting” remains the most commonly adopted remedy” The value of pension benefits may be substantial, which is why they are taken into account when determining how the marital assets are to be carved up on divorce. The second edition of “A Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce” has… Read More »
By Mark Colton at BWCI mark.colton@bwcigroup.com “The world will have to decarbonize” Carbon Literacy is: Why is it important? So far, the world’s score card for delivering the Paris Agreement’s objectives looks a bit disappointing. Government initiatives are delayed, watered-down or faltering. All the more reason for individuals and companies to effect positive change. This is… Read More »
Left to right – Back row: Simon de la Mare, Karel Booysen, Lydon Corbin, George Edwards, Harry Brooke, Ryan Hardiman and Ben Lee Front row: Alan Prince, Eloise Desmond, Jade Allez, Tori Kettlety and Christopher Ferry (Alex Bushell, Volga Frunze and Matt Stanbury were unavailable for the photograph) BWCI is pleased to announce a total… Read More »
Stephen Ainsworth BWCI’s flagship Blue Riband pensions products have recently signed up to the Guernsey Association of Pension Providers (“GAPP”) Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Framework for Pensions. This framework recognises Guernsey pension providers which have embedded ESG into their processes and decision-making, an area BWCI has long viewed as a priority. The Framework introduces… 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 »