US insurance giant MetLife is to enter the UK market with a range of products to rival its major American competitor, the Hartford. The Hartford launched into the UK last April with its unit-linked investment bond, Hartford Gold and, in time to unveil its proposition exactly a year later, MetLife is now building partnerships for investment bond, potentially on and offshore, personal pension and Sipp wrappers of its own. Although the Hartford has pledged to offer further long-term savings vehicles in the UK, Hartford Gold is its only product so far. The model being adopted by MetLife is ex...
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