Aegon UK

Origen, the Aegon-owned IFA, has sold its healthcare business to Towergate Healthcare.

Aegon will axe 48 management staff at its Edinburgh headquarters, and three from elsewhere in the business, as part of its latest round of cost-cutting.

Aegon will retain its UK life insurance and protection businesses after outlining the latest stage of plans to cut costs by 25%.

Otto Thoresen, Aegon UK chief executive, will today warn the RDR will price many consumers out of the market in a speech at the Liberal Democrat party conference.

Aegon-owned national IFA Positive Solutions has hired a compliance and risk director as it continues to conduct a company-wide legacy business review.

Aegon's life and protection earnings leapt by 83% in the first half of the year while its sales grew by 8% compared to the same period in 2009.

Aegon has signed a deal with global wrap provider GBST to help push the insurer's drive into the ‘at retirement' and ‘workplace savings' markets.

The complexity of the UK tax system means advisers from all disciplines need to work together to achieve the best outcomes for their clients, writes Dawsons Solicitors partner Robert Macro.

Updated: Hundreds of jobs may be under threat after Aegon today unveiled plans to cut costs across its UK life and pensions business by 25% over the next 18 months.

Aegon UK has denied a report suggesting its Dutch parent is preparing to offload its British life and pensions business for £1.5bn.