John Beaney

Legal & Regulatory Executive of AILO

 

 

 

John Beaney has spent his working life in the life insurance industry with key interests in legal, tax and estate planning issues. He worked for Skandia for 17 years until his retirement in October 2011.

Since 1996 his activities have mainly been concerned with cross border insurance both within Europe and internationally. John helped establish branches of Skandia's UK Company in Finland, Norway and Germany and was also active in establishing the cross border activities of Skandia Life Ireland in a number of European countries and, latterly, a branch of Royal Skandia in Singapore.

John chaired AILO's European committee from launch in 2006 until it merged with the Legal & Regulatory committee which he also chaired, until he was elected Deputy Chairman of AILO in 2009. Following his retirement he has continued to be involved with AILO on a part time consultancy basis as Legal & Regulatory Executive.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and has a degree in law from London University.