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Unison blow
Unison took further bodyblows in the past weeks with the joining of Jauch & Hubener and Aon. Germany’s largest broker and second largest employee benefit consultant, J&H, was one of the mainstays of the grouping, since the tie up of major French player Gras Savoye with international group Willis Carroon ...
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Sedgwick backs French
Sedgwick Noble Lowndes has placed its faith in the development of French retirement market, despite the stalled law, by basing the first of a number of European ‘centres of excellence’ in Paris.The move has been prompted, the company says, by the increasing privatisation of benefit provision in Europe. In addition ...
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OU thinks again about Sedgwick
The 20-year relationship between The Open University (OU) and its actuarial adviser and consultant Sedgwick Noble Lowndes (SNL) may be about to change. David Prince, the OU’s pension fund manager in Milton Keynes, told IPE: For the first time we are asking ourselves the question whether to appoint Noble Lowndes ...
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Unison uncertainty as brokers merge
The future of the Unison consultancy network is in jeopardy as a result of merger plans between US in-surance giant, Marsh & McLennan - parent company of William Mercer - and Johnson & Higgins (J&H), the core of the Unison employee benefits network.The Unison network covers insurance broking as well ...
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In the relationship game
Employers are more concerned with being able to work with consultants than with the cost, writes John Lappin
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Time to come in from the cold
Times have often been tough for Europe’s pension consultants. But with changes ahead for the industry, their time may finally have come, report Fennell Betson and Bob Crew
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Together but apart
As demands grow for international reach, consultants are organising themselves into networks. John Lappin reports. Multinational companies are increasingly considering the pension needs of employees on an international basis. They look to consultants to provide local knowledge backed by international reach. Many actuarial partnerships have attempted to meet this demand ...
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Stormy waters ahead
The rule of modern life that the big get bigger is certainly being borne out in the field of the international consultants. No sooner has Watson Wyatt created its mega-firm, than Aon moves to absorb Alexander & Alexander, which will have international ramifications, and Mellon to acquire Buck Consultants. The ...
