ZURICH Life (Ireland) chief executive, Michael Brennan, has said that the company — formerly known as Eagle Star — is capable of growing further this year after seeing both market share and new business levels rise strongly during 2008.

MOST young adults are targeting their late 50s for early retirement, even though the majority do not have a pension in place.

THE Irish life assurance arm of international financial services group, Zurich — that was up until recently Eagle Star Life — has reported a 12% like-for-like decline in new business sales for the first half of the year to €92.4 million.