How to add profits as an insurer in one easy lesson...take it from loyal customers!
Thursday 25 March 2010
In the FT yesterday, the report discussed the increase in L&G profits.
“The big question for analysts is whether this kind of performance is repeatable. The company said it expected to generate £600m of cash in 2010. Much of that will come from "monetising" its existing business, or taking more cash out of older maturing policies than it invests in backing new policies.
One analyst said: "The problem with that is you can only monetise in-force business once. You've got to keep filling the bath up."
So I read this as: long term loyal existing customers with L&G are being penalised for short term profits! That poses a number of questions. How do long term policyholders trust L&G?, should they surrender now if management is happy to take more cash out in future years? Each year policyholders should obtain a surrender value to understand how the real value changes over the years. Then they can make decisions on the value of their investments.
posted by Murray Round Wealth Management @ 09:20,
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