The Insurance Black Box
Gordon AitkenBreaking Down the Insurance Black Box provides free analysis of the life insurance sector. From time to time, I also publish in-depth standalone research reports, available separately.
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The scare story and the stress test
Note: These are my personal views only and do not constitute investment advice. See full disclaimer below.
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The easiest note to write in this business is the scary one. A trainee can do it: pick an exposure, point at...
The one report I'm not giving away
For a year, everything I have written here has been free: the newsletter, the detailed pieces, 30 years of watching UK life insurers, all of it at no charge. Every analyst and fund manager has told me the same thing: stop giving it away.
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The World Cup one-pager that broke the rules
Note: These are my personal views only and do not constitute investment advice. See full disclaimer below.
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The World Cup is on again. Two weeks ago that prompted a piece about the 2002 tournament (Capital punishment,...
Capital punishment, 24 years on
Note: These are my personal views only and do not constitute investment advice. See full disclaimer below.
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I spent a few days in London last week and could feel something I had not felt in a while. Call it a feel-goo...
A £21bn overreaction to a rule that isn't about insurance
Note: These are my personal views only and do not constitute investment advice. See full disclaimer below.
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I cut my Prudential target over this in 2017. This time the shares have overreacted.
A Chinese crackdown on...
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Independent equity analyst focused on UK & European life insurers and pensions. Actuary, LCP and Standard Life, buy & sell-side experience at BlackRock, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan & RBC. Author of Breaking Down The Insurance Black Box of insurance.
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