The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in November 2022 released its latest inflation figures. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 10.5% in September 2022, from 10.3% in August. Double-digit inflation in September 2022 was recorded in 19 of 38 OECD countries, with the highest rates observed in Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Türkiye (all above 20%). Inflation excluding food and energy continued to rise in the OECD

Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions (ZGEBS) in October 2022 announced that Sompo Himawari Life Insurance (SHL), the life insurance company of Sompo Holdings in Japan, joined the ZGEBS network. Alan Chua, Director, Customer & Distribution Management APAC, ZGEBS, commented that “[…] Zurich will now offer SHL’s “Insurhealth” solutions to Zurich’s multinational customers in Japan. […]”. The Insurhealth group product, by combining the original functions of insurance and healthcare, “provides

Marsh McLennan (MMC) in September 2022 announced that John Q. Doyle has been named President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective January 1, 2023. Operating under several brands: Marsh (P/C); Guy Carpenter (reinsurance); Mercer (L/H, including employee benefits); and Oliver Wyman (management consulting); and with sales of nearly USD 20 billion in 2021, MMC is by far the largest insurance broker in the world. His predecessor Daniel S. Glaser

Now in its second edition, the European Retirement Week 2022 will take place from 28 November to 3 December 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The purpose of the European Retirement Week is twofold: raising awareness of the pension challenge, and serving as a platform for stakeholders and policymakers to discuss workable solutions to ensure that people in Europe can count on adequate and sustainable pensions, today and tomorrow. Challenges include