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Allianz SE and BMW Group intensify collaboration
Allianz SE and the BMW Group plan to intensify their collaboration on a global level. The CEOs of the two companies, Michael Diekmann and...
National insurance record determine social security benefits
Your national insurance record will determine your entitlement to many social security benefits. These include:
State pension,
contribution-based Jobseekers Allowance,
contribution-based Incapacity Benefit,
contributory Employment and Support Allowance,...
UK SMEs diversify their business in order to survive the recession
Over half (56%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the UK have taken deliberate steps to diversify their business in order to survive...
AXA chooses IT partner & platform for transforming commercial business
AXA Insurance announces today the IT platform chosen to support its commercial lines business and drive forward the commercial strategy.
The EXAMPLE platform® by Duck...
Approval for a UK swine flu vaccine is expected shortly
Approval for a UK swine flu vaccine is expected shortly, it has been announced. The vaccine is being recommended to be authorised for use...
EHIC special report – How to get an European Health Insurance Card ?
The quickest and easiest way is to apply online. Your card will normally arrive within seven days. Some people can only apply for an...
ING to sell Australian and New Zealand insurance business to ANZ
ING announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its life insurance and wealth management venture in Australia and New Zealand to...
Fortis reports outcome of strategic review and announces 50% dividend returns
Fortis has finalised its strategic review, which began in May of this year, immediately following the approval by shareholders of the transactions with BNP...
AEGON to be the sponsor of the Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall
AEGON gave tennis in Britain a further boost by becoming the title sponsor of the hugely popular Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall...
Interview with Torsten Jeworrek, Board member of Munich RE
The insurance industry is changing and with it the demands placed on reinsurance. Merely providing capacities at competitive prices will no longer off er...
Innovative renewable energy insurance facility introduced to cover risks in developing countries
Munich Re, RSA Insurance Group (RSA), and CarbonRe, with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), have...
Lloyd’s reports a 40% increase in first-half profits
Lloyd’s first half profits up 40%. Lloyd's has reported a 40% increase in first-half profits to £1.32bn, which it attributed to a combination of...
News-Insurances.com announces today its official launch
Few months after a test period, News-Insurances.com announces today its official launch.
News-Insurances.com is the new independent media exclusively dedicated to the insurance sector.
The main...
Interview with Armin Sandhoevel, CEO of Allianz Climate Solutions
Armin Sandhoevel, CEO of Allianz Climate Solutions, comments on current climate policies ahead of the upcoming International Climate Conference in Copenhagen.
At the end of...
Zurich warns general insurance industry to act on climate change
'The community, including the general insurance industry, must urgently act on the issue of climate change'. Many brokers believe they have a major role...
Insurer Allianz to delist from NYSE and European stock exchanges
Allianz SE has provided written notice to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) of its intention to voluntarily delist its American Depositary Shares (ADS)...
Willis Group to change company’s place of incorporation from Bermuda to Ireland
Willis Group, the global insurance broker, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved changing the company’s place of incorporation from Bermuda to...
BIBA to be promoted in the next Aviva TV advertisement
BIBA (the British Insurance Brokers' Association) will be promoted in the next TV advertisement campaign of Aviva.
The main objective of this partnership it both...
HSBC Insurance brokers to close its Bournemouth headquarters
HSBC Insurance Brokers has announced a plan to transfer its Bournemouth headquarters. Consequently, the operations could cease leaving 165 staff facing an uncertain future.
Staff...
News-Insurances.com announce the winners for the UK Broker Awards 2009
UK Broker Awards 2009 is now in their 16th successful year, these prestigious awards are opened to FSA-registered UK general insurance intermediaries and appointed...
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