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Hong Kong firm China Strategic says still bidding for Taiwan AIG unit
Hong Kong-listed China Strategic said Thursday its application to buy American International Group's Taiwan unit, Nan Shan Life, had been "returned, not rejected" by...
Only 5% of pregnant women had agreed to be vaccinated against swine flu
Several newspapers have reported that pregnant women and other vulnerable people are refusing to have the swine flu vaccine. The Times reported that a...
AXA’s proposal with AMP remains open and valid
French insurer AXA said on Thursday that there was no change for now to its offer made with partner AMP for AXA Asia Pacific...
ING CEO comments after restructuring plan approved by European Commission
ING announced today that the European Commission has formally approved the restructuring plan submitted by ING. Under European rules, companies that received state support...
EU approves restructuring of Lloyds, ING and KBC banks
The European Commission on Wednesday approved restructuring plans for British bank Lloyds, Dutch counterpart ING and Belgium's KBC bank, all rescued by public bailouts...
AXA management board member Claude Brunet resigns his mandate
AXA announced that Claude Brunet has resigned his mandate as a member of AXA’s Management Board.
The details of AXA’s future organization will be announced...
DC pensions drop £18 billion in one month
The UK’s combined defined contribution (DC) pension stood at £489 billion at the end of October, down by £18billion from September, according to Aon...
Chinatrust Financial to acquire 30 per cent of Nan Shan
Chinatrust Financial Holding Company said Tuesday it plans to buy a 30 percent stake in Taiwan's Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. for 660 million...
Fortis Holding confirms outlook with a net profit year-to-date of EUR 371 million
Fortis Holding, the insurance company comprising the remains of the former Benelux financial-services giant, said Tuesday that net profit for the third quarter was...
Aon, Marsh and Willis gives support to a key stage in progressing market modernisation by piloting the Exchange
The three largest global broking firms, Aon, Marsh and Willis, today gave their support to a key stage in progressing market modernisation by agreeing...
Lloyd’s of London insurer Amlin expects excellent full year result
Lloyd's of London insurer Amlin said it expected to deliver an "excellent" full-year result as it reported a jump in premium income over the...
US health overhaul could face key Senate test
President Barack Obama's drive to remake US health care could face a critical test vote in the US Senate, where lawmakers await an influential...
Australia’s AMP to start partnership with China Life
Australian insurer AMP on Sunday said it planned to partner the world's biggest listed life insurer China Life in pensions and fund management, as...
The role of insurance in pricing climate-related risks
Given the exceptional complexity of the climate risk challenge, the core insurance mechanisms of underwriting, claims management and asset management can play a central...
Cheap Car Insurance – 7 Tips To Reduce Your Car Insurance Costs
With the cost of car insurance becoming more and more of an issue for the average American family, there are increasing numbers of people...
Administration fee…What could be unexpected insurance charge ?
Let us looked into these potential fees through a survey of UK car insurance companies
NoClaimsDiscount.co.uk questioned several car insurance companies about this administration fee,...
UK swine flu cases are falling for the first time since August
UK swine flu cases have fallen for the first time since August, down to 64,000 new infections in the past week. It is thought...
How to protect your health ?
Every UK resident is entitled to free healthcare from the NHS, but you may want health insurance so that you can have a choice...
Spain fines insurance groups over price fixing
Spain's competition regulator Thursday fined six insurance and reinsurance companies a record 120.7 million euros (179 million dollars) for alleged price-fixing in the construction...
UK government to push for easing of EU insurance rules
The government will push for a relaxation of draft EU rules which could force UK insurers to bolster reserves by 50 billion pounds ($82.88...
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