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August 2008

Paragon - By Scottish Life International

Scottish Life International, who have generally focused to date on single premium business, have just launched Paragon, a new regular premium product, for Middle East and Far East business.....................

June 2008

International Investment Bond - By AIG Life International

The International Investment Bond by AIG Life International is a new offshore investment bond.....................

May 2008

The Longevity Income Plan - By Life Trust

The concept behind the Longevity Income Plan is quite unique.  Life Trust argue that, unlike the 19th and 20th centuries when the biggest financial risk was dying young, in the 21st century this has radically changed.....................

March 2008

Managed Savings Account - By Royal Skandia

The Managed Savings Account - Royal Skandia’s offshore savings plan – has been a market leading product in its sector for many years....................

January 2008

Estate Control Bond - By Isle of Man Assurance

The Estate Control Bond is an innovative inheritance tax-planning offshore pooled fund portfolio bond from the stable of Isle of Man Assurance...................

December 2007

Dimensions Preference Account - By Canada Life International

The Dimensions Preference Account (DPA) is an all-new pooled fund portfolio bond from Canada Life International.  This article examines this important new product to see what it brings to the market....................

November 2007

Wealth Management Portfolio - By Aegon Scottish Equitable International

The Wealth Management Portfolio (WMP) is AEGON Scottish Equitable International’s market-leading pooled fund portfolio bond...................

September 2007

COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT BOND– BY Royal Skandia

The Collective Investment Bond (CIB) is Royal Skandia's market-leading pooled fund portfolio bond..................

August 2007

PREMIER / PREMIER ULTRA – BY Friends Provident International

Premier, together with its up-market version Premier Ultra, is one of the top-selling offshore regular savings plans on the market today..................

May 2007

SELECT - By Scottish Provident International

Isle of Man based Scottish Provident International (SPILA) has re-launched "Select", its pooled fund portfolio bond.................

May 2007

Vista - By Zurich International Life

Vista is Zurich International Life’s market-leading offshore savings and pension plan................

March 2007

Evolution - By AXA Isle of Man

"Evolution" by AXA Isle of Man is a market leading offshore single premium bond................

September 2006

Insurance Regulatory Comparison Ireland vs. Luxembourg

Over the last ten years Ireland has emerged as the European centre of excellence for the domicile of cross-border insurance companies.  This position is evidenced by Boal & Co’s annual survey of cross-border premium income in which Ireland has overtaken Luxembourg and held the number one position for the last three years................

November 2005

Ireland Remains Top For Life Assurance - Finance Dublin

Ireland has maintained its position as the largest cross-border life assurance centre according to a survey of 2004 figures...............

September 2005

Boal & Co Briefing - Solvency II - A Picture Emerges

Over the last couple of months there have been some significant developments on the Solvency II front and a picture is beginning to emerge on what Solvency II might look like in practice...............

March 2005

Cut Adrift from the Mother Ship

Head Offices need to take better care over their offshore life subsidiaries...............

February 2005

Solvency II - Risk Based Capital Assessment.

Solvency II is going to represent the biggest change to the Insurance industry in Europe since the introduction of the 1 st European Life Directive...............

January 2004

Pan-European Cross-Border Life Assurance: Myth or Reality - Portfolio International

Genuine pan-European life business is now a reality, and one which is poised to grow apace in 2004.............

November 2003

Boal & Co Launch LifeBase Online

LifeBase OnLine - a fully integrated, web-enabled, version of the successful LifeBase Offshore product analysis database software................


March 2003

Cross-Border Life Assurance: Ireland versus Luxembourg - Finance Dublin

From a slow start, Ireland has grown to become a major centre for cross-border life assurance business.............

November 2002

Measuring up in 2002 - Portfolio International

The past two years have been challenging times offshore as the Isle of Man life assurance industry has navigated through difficult conditions.............

July 2002

Offshore Pension Plans Under the Microscope - FT Expat

Last year, some 40,000 investors around the world chose to start saving for retirement through pension plans with offshore insurance companies, investing £200m pa in doing so.............

June 2001

Crossing the Water - Portfolio International

How has Ireland's new tax regime enhanced Dublin's attractions as a centre for cross-border European life business?............

16 January 1995

An Introduction to Offshore Life Assurance Business - PDF Format Only

A review of the offshore life assurance industry is the case study of an industry which has matured from a fringe to a mainstream business............