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The Association of British Insurers has unveiled a four-point action plan to reinvigorate UK pension saving.

Outgoing Association of British Insurers chairman Archie Kane has fired a parting shot at the "lamentable lack of clarity and consistency" of government in tackling the savings gap.

Sebastian Cheek discovers an industry in favour of scrapping compulsory annuitisation at 75 but one that says the new coalition must do more to address the wider tax framework around retirement savings

Legal & General chief executive Tim Breedon will replace Archie Kane as chairman of the Association of British Insurers in July, the trade association says.

Association of British Insurers director of investment affairs Peter Montagnon has quit after almost 10 years at the trade association.

It is vital advisers check arrangements for clients who may be affected by the imminent change in the national minimum pension age, the Association of British Insurers says.

The re-branding of personal accounts as the National Employment Savings Trust is an important milestone in the process of implementing auto-enrolment and other employer duties from 2012.

While pension debate has tended to focus on accumulation and investment issues it is refreshing to see increased emphasis on how people can safeguard their income in retirement. Falling savings rates coupled with increasing longevity means many people...

The Association of British Insurers is set to tackle the issue of at-retirement apathy with the launch of updated "wake up" packs for savers approaching retirement.

Occupational pensions sales have taken a nosedive as customers defer their pension contributions, Association of British Insurers statistics show.