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11 Nov 2024
UK Life insurance field trip: topics and debates
Aviva plc (AV:LON), 569 | Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN:LON), 239 | Phoenix Group Holdings plc (PHNX:LON), 599 | M&G Plc (MNG:LON), 210

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UK Life insurance field trip: topics and debates
Aviva plc (AV:LON), 569 | Legal & General Group Plc (LGEN:LON), 239 | Phoenix Group Holdings plc (PHNX:LON), 599 | M&G Plc (MNG:LON), 210
- Published:
11 Nov 2024 -
Author:
O''Mahony Dominic DO -
Pages:
26 -
UK insurance field trip: 18th November
On the 18th of November, we are hosting investors on a Field Trip ''walking tour'' to meet with management at leading UK Life Insurers in London: Aviva, Just Group, LandG, Lloyds Banking Group/Scottish Widows, MandG, and Phoenix.
Growth options? Not according to the valuation
The UK Life sector offers access to growth opportunities unavailable in the rest of Europe: in particular, in the bulk annuities market, as well as in the retail savings space (led by the rapid accumulation of workplace pensions). Complementing this has been a sharp increase in UK individual annuities volumes. There are regulatory and legislative tailwinds, with the introduction of Solvency UK a net benefit, and political momentum behind harnessing the power of the sector to facilitate real investments in the economy. The growth mood is not, however, reflected in valuation: the four UK life insurers in our coverage have almost the highest all-in yields in the sector. We highlight some of the areas of debate that are holding valuations back - fairly or unfairly.
Questions for management
Ahead of the field trip, we lay-out questions for management - on both sector-wide subjects, as well as company-specific topics.