Life and Pensions Competitor Tracker, January 2008

Content

• Overview
• Catalyst
• Summary
• Table of Contents
  • The Roundup
  • Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships and Organic Growth
  • M&A
  • Partnerships
  • Organic Growth
  • Product Innovation and Customer Targeting
  • Product Innovation
  • Customer Targeting
  • M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth: The Developments
  • Aviva Plc
  • Delta Lloyd Agrees to Buy Swiss Life Belgium (M&A) - Jan 08
  • Aviva Enters South Korean Life Insurance Market (Organic Growth) - Jan 08
  • Aviva Acquires Ubi Vita (M&A) - Jan 08
  • Ing
  • Ing Receives Final Approval for Pension Business Acquisition (M&A, Emerging Markets) - Jan 08
  • Legal & General
  • Legal & General and Cofunds Extend Relationship (Partnership) - Jan 08
  • Lincoln National
  • Lincoln Affiliates with Level Four Group (Partnership) - Jan 08
  • Manulife
  • Manulife-Sinochem Receives Approval to Operate in Zignong Qingdao and Nantong (Organic Growth, Emerging Markets) - Jan 08
  • Manulife Opens New Sales Office in Pekanbaru (Organic Growth) - Jan 08
  • Manulife Commences Sale of New Investment-Type Annuity Insurance Product with Bank of Kyoto (Partnership) - Jan 08
  • Manulife Introduces Investment Type Annuity Product with Daiwa Securities (Partnership) - Jan 08
  • Manulife Launches Manuprime plus Investment Annuity in Japan with Tokyo Star Bank (Partnership) - Jan 08
  • Product Innovation and Customer Targeting: The Developments
  • Allianz
  • Allianz Offers Islamic Microinsurance Products in Indonesia (Innovation) (Targeting) - Jan 08
  • Aviva Plc
  • Aviva India Introduces New Fund Options (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Aviva Lietuva Introduces Investment Life Insurance in Lithuania (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Norwich Union Offers Sipp-like Features at Lower Cost to UK Customers (Targeting) - Jan 08
  • Aviva Adds Portfolio Weighting for Tax Efficiency on Its Navigator Platform (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Aviva Lisso Allows Prudent Investment (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Friends Provident
  • Friends Provident Introduces Protected Fund (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Guardian Life
  • Guardian Adds to Variable Annuity Rider (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Manulife
  • Manulife Commences Sale of New Investment-Type Annuity Insurance Product with Bank of Kyoto (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Manulife Introduces Investment Type Annuity Product with Daiwa Securities (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Manulife Launches Manuprime plus Investment Annuity in Japan with Tokyo Star Bank (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Japan: Manulife Japan Introduce Investment-Type Lifetime Care Annuity Insurance Product (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Manulife Offers Critical Illness Insurance in Hong Kong (Innnovation) - Jan 08
  • Nationwide
  • Nationwide Offers Legal & General's Trust and Investment and Protection Products (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Nationwide Offers One- and Two-Year Bonds for Savers (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Nationwide International Offers Lifetime Guarantee Account (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Prudential
  • Prudential Enhances Its Universal Life Offering (Innovation) (Targeting) - Jan 08
  • Prudential US
  • More Optional Living Benefits Added to Prudential's Annuities (Innovation) - Jan 08
  • Wesleyan Assurance
  • Wesleyan Launches Flexible Sipp Targeted at Professional Customers (Targeting) - Jan 08
• Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Index of Strategies by Company
  • Allianz
  • Aviva
  • Friends Provident
  • Guardian Life
  • Ing
  • Legal & General
  • Lincoln National
  • Manulife
  • Nationwide
  • Prudential
  • Prudential US
  • Wesleyan Ass
  • Index of Strategies by Geography
  • Western Europe
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • UK
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • US
  • Asia
  • India
  • Australia
  • China
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Hong Kong
  • South Korea
  • Index of Strategies by Trend
  • M&A
  • Partnerships
  • Organic Growth
  • Product Innovation
  • Investments
  • Annuities
  • Customer Targeting
  • Offshore - Expats
  • Further Reading
• Ask The Analyst
• Datamonitor Consulting
• Disclaimer