Brookfield sets up UK insurer to join corporate pensions success story

Stay up to date with free updates Simply register for the Pension sector myFT Digest — straight to your inbox. Brookfield has filed to set up an insurance business in the United Kingdom, a move that will allow one of the world’s largest private equity groups to benefit from a wave of British companies shedding … Read more

The new head of Legal & General will start working on the overhaul of the insurer

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. António Simões, the new CEO of Legal & General, has unveiled a major overhaul of the insurer, including putting its residential building business up for sale, announcing the departure of its asset management director and … Read more

My insurer said driving from a station is commuting – and denied my claim

Devil in the details: The definition of just one word, “commuting,” is at the heart of the problem

I work in London, live in Hertfordshire and take the train and then the tube to work. I usually walk or cycle to my local train station before taking public transport to the capital, but occasionally I have to drive. When I do this I usually take the family car, but one day last October … Read more