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Who qualifies for the State Contributory Pension and what PRSI contributions must be made in order to meet the requirements? Ger Tyrrell answers these and other age-old questions.

When Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the market reaction was muted, but participants will be watching the ongoing negotiations intensely. Ian Slattery reports.

With a long-standing presence in Ireland of over 30 years and as a significant local employer with over 1,000 people in jobs across locations in Dublin and Wexford, Zurich has always prided itself on its commitment to making a difference in the local communities in which we operate, Elaine Hayes explains.

Equities decline as the US healthcare vote takes centre stage and investors gravitated towards safer assets as policy implementation concerns came to the fore, writes Ian Slattery.

Zurich is encouraging employees to walk a mile and get active on National Workplace Wellbeing Day, an initiative of Food Drink Ireland and IBEC that aims to improve employee health.

Confidence in the US economy was matched by further positivity with the Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators now sitting at its best level in over 10 years, writes Ian Slattery.

Zurich won awards for Best Life Assurance Company and Best Innovation in Financial Services at the prestigious Longboat Analytics Financial Services Awards.

Joe Creegan, Head of Corporate Life & Pensions explains why taking an active approach to investment decisions is important and why a top-down active asset allocation approach drives Zurich's investment decisions.

Whether it's the much anticipated FOMC meeting this week where it is expected that interest rates will rise a further 0.25%, or if Theresa May decides to trigger article 50, it's a case of watch this space, writes Ian Slattery.

As part of International Women's Day, the Zurich Women's Innovation Network (WIN) hosted an event in Dublin that celebrated diversity and leadership.

Equities were buoyant on the back of Trump's speech as US stocks once again hit record highs last week. Ian Slattery reports that although details on policies are light, the markets are remaining confident.

Pax Financial Planning rounded up their partnership with the Marie Keating Foundation with a final donation of €7,141.97, with Zurich bringing the donation up to €10,000. This money will be used to help people who are undergoing treatment for cancer.