
Old Mutual’s new-business growth masks mixed trends
Large corporate risk sales boosted the headline figures, while Wealth Management recorded higher living annuity and endowment sales and guaranteed annuity sales declined.

Large corporate risk sales boosted the headline figures, while Wealth Management recorded higher living annuity and endowment sales and guaranteed annuity sales declined.

Broad-based earnings growth was accompanied by tighter new business margins as the group contended with product-mix pressure across parts of the business.

The reduction in the number of tied agents knocked recurring-premium sales, the group says in a trading update.