The Insurope News

……for those involved in international employee benefits

INSUROPE publishes a free regular newsletter designed to keep business partners informed on matters regarding international employee benefits and the Insurope Network.

RENAISSANCE OF A LEADING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS NEWSLETTER

In the early days of the Insurope Network a publication called the Insurope News reported on issues related to social security and employee benefits customary practice across the world. It was widely popular.

Greg Nazarian of General Electric sent Insurope a letter in 1983 applauding the Insurope News as the best vehicle of its sort at the time. Later in the 1980’s Insurope decided to leave reporting on content of this nature up to consultancies and other independent organisations as providing such advice became a part of the core activity of independent advisers.

Unlike the former publication, the new Insurope News reports on network activities and products, network partners and our business partners. It also includes country newsbriefs on issues where change is taking place allowing the reader to then refer to other comprehensive and independent sources.

The NEW Insurope News

INSUROPE BECOMES THE FIRST POOLING NETWORK TO MAKE MULTINATIONAL POOLING POSSIBLE IN CHINA
With an operational starting date of 1 January 2001, Ping An Insurance Company has joined the Insurope network as the network partner for China. Poolable benefits are group life and medical. (Issue no.1 October 2001)

Latest edition:

Issue 20: May 2013

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• Focus on Mexico
• 2012 - Best New Business year ever for Insurope
• Network Partner news from China, Romania, France and Sweden

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Archives:

Issue 19: December 2012

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• Insurope General Meeting 2014 - why Leipzig ?
• Message from the CEO
• Profile on Australia
• Danica Pension goes APP
• Insurope CRM goes tablet

Issue 18: September 2012

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• Insurope's 27th General Meeting - special photo edition
• Extensive conference report
• What lies ahead for pooling reports ?
• Belgium – pension reform
• Danica, Denmark tops tables

Issue 17: April 2011

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• Focus on Asia
• Multi-Employer Pooling
• Insurope Local Websites in Local Language

Issue 16: February 2011

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• Focus on France : Conférence Internationale Insurope
• Insurope Annual Sales Meeting 2011
• New Local Multinational Pooling Proposal

Issue 15: July 2010

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• Multi-employer pools
• Nordic International Employee Benefits Forum
• Norway - what you need to know now for 2011

Issue 14: April 2009

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• Another great year for Multipool, Insurope's small group pool product
• New Network Partner for Malaysia
• Insurope Central Offices - new locations, new appointments

Issue 13: October 2008

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• Special 40th Anniversary Edinburgh Conference Report and Photo Edition
• Insurope's world extends to 81 countries with the addition of the Philippines
• UK Group Risk from 1960s to Present Day

Country Supplement: September 2008

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• Denmark

Special edition: June 2008

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• 26th General Meeting to mark 40th anniversary hailed a great success
• Presentations from the conference now available
• Network Partner Local Service Standards

Issue 12: February 2008

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• Quality Service Provision remains a key priority for Insurope
• German Statutory Pension system - The Necessity of a Reform
• Insurope in Singapore

Issue 11: July 2007

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• Special Report on the UK
• Canada Life - Group Risk Provider of the Year
• New Director Americas

Issue 10: December 2006

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• A new look, feel and content for the Insurope Website
• Insurope Multipool Dividends Consistently Outperform...
• Edinburgh location for 2008 GM

Issue 9: September 2006

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• Insurope's 25th General Meeting - special photo edition
• selected photos from the Client Symposium and Gala Dinner
• Conference report: extract, Benefits and Compensation International, July/August Issue

Issue 8: March 2006

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• New INSUROPE office in Asia
• Excellent results for INSUROPE Small Group Pooling Product
• INSUROPE becomes no.2 Pooling Network

Issue 7: October 2004

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• Hewlett Packard / Insurope produces successful outcome in two key projects
• France: nationwide worsening of disability experience of concern to insurers
• Insurope's 24th General Meeting - Stockholm

Issue 6: July 2004

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• Insurope's 24th General Meeting - special photo edition

Issue 5: December 2003

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• Insurope's presence in the 25 countries of the newly enlarged European Union
• Switzerland: important changes for occupational benefits
• South Korea: Kyobo Life joins Insurope as new Network Partner

Issue 4: June/July 2003

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• Insurope shines in pooling bid exercises
• Launch of Insurope Multinational Client CRM Portal
• Belgium: New occupational pension legislation adopted

Issue 3: December 2002

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• Canada Life - Insurope’s UK Network Partner becomes market leader
• EU: The Danner Case. A crucial step towards the removal of tax discrimination in cross-border pension arrangements
• The basics of international personal medical insurance

Issue 2: February 2002

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• Insurope clients - 57% return from year 2000 Multipool accounts
• Spain: España S.A. Compañía Nacional de Seguros improves its group life insurance tariff
• Denmark: Pension Investment - economic downturn

Issue 1: October 2001

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• Insurope becomes first pooling network to make multinational pooling possible in China
• HDFC Standard Life joins Insurope as new Network Partner
• Sweden: Insurope & SPP LIV pioneer pooling Swedish benefits