European insurance digest

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April 2008 edition

This publication is dedicated to providing thought-provoking insights into some of the key strategic issues facing the insurance industry. The articles in this edition are as follows - download each chapter by clicking on the title below:

Smart cost management: Making every cent count (145kb)
Explores a smarter way to manage costs and deliver real value to shareholders.

Tomorrow's workforce: Securing the talent to succeed (207kb)
Takes a look at what insurers can do to secure the talent they need to succeed, now and in the changing environment ahead.

Three lines of defence: How to take the burden out of compliance (205kb)
Reviews how a more systematic and organisationally integrated approach could prove more efficient and cost-effective.

Gauging the risks and opportunities of the new international agreement on branch taxation (185kb)
Assesses the resulting risks and opportunities of the new agreement.

Ageing and insurance: The opportunities of an older Europe (264kb)
Europe's ageing population could open up valuable new market opportunity for innovative insurers.

Realising the potential: Entry and development in the Chinese insurance market (265kb)
Outlines what a new PwC survey reveals about the challenges facing foreign insurers in China and the future opportunities for investment and development.