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Cigna launches new international health insurance plans for individuals
The Cigna Global product suite, which is targeted to expatriates and globally mobile individuals, has been expanded to create a new three-level international health...
Aon Hewitt Survey Shows Growing Number of Companies Favoring Individual Market-Based Strategies for Post-65 Retirees
In response to rising health care costs and mandated changes brought about by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a new survey...
High taxation is now seen as the number one threat to global business according to the third Lloyd’s Risk Index
High taxation is now seen as the number one threat to global business according to the third Lloyd’s Risk Index.
The survey of more than...
Prudential named among nation’s top 25 diversity councils
The Association of Diversity Councils has honored the Law, Compliance, Business Ethics and External Affairs (LCBE) department at Prudential Financial, Inc. for having...
Swiss Re : confirms strategy at Investors’ Day, targets for higher returns in Life & Health business
At its Investors' Day to be held in Zurich, Swiss Re confirms its commitment to executing its successful Group strategy and delivering on its...
Fitch Ratings : upgrades Ethias S.A.’s IFS to ‘BBB’
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ethias S.A.'s (Ethias) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' and affirmed its Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at...
Jelf Employee Benefits comments on the implications for employers of the John McCririck/Channel 4 age discrimination case
Earlier this month, the preliminary hearing was held for the Employment Tribunal, in which John McCririck is alleging that Channel 4 discriminated against him...
AXA : Andrea Rossi appointed Chief Executive Officer of AXA Investment Managers
AXA has announced today the departure of Dominique Carrel-Billiard, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Investment Managers and a member of the AXA Group’s Executive...
QBE launches aviation excess liabilities in Dubai
QBE announces the launch of an excess of loss product for aviation liabilities in the Middle East.
The product covers general aviation, airlines, ancillary aviation...
Hubbard and Downey join MGAA Board
The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), has today announced the appointment of Peter Hubbard, Group Chief Executive of UK General and Tom Downey, Director...
CII : to consult on corporate chartered standards
The CII has announced that it is reviewing the existing standards and eligibility criteria for corporate Chartered titles (CCT) to ensure they continue to...
KPMG : new accounting proposals would result in a new world for insurance
KPMG welcomes the revised proposals on insurance accounting published by the IASB.
“The new accounting model for insurance contracts proposed by the IASB would introduce...
PwC : response to the IASB’s revised proposals for accounting for insurance contracts
In response to the publication of the IASB Exposure Draft on accounting for insurance contracts, Gail Tucker, global accounting services financial instruments leader at...
Insurance impact study report proposals may not be mutually satisfactory to all
KPMG has concerns as to whether the recommendations from the long-term guarantees assessment impact study will be mutually satisfactory to all parties, and hence...
Aon Hewitt : urges PBGC to reconsider regulations requiring greater reporting by pension plan sponsors
Aon Hewitt urged the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) to rethink its proposed regulations that toughen reporting requirements for U.S. pension plan sponsors.
On Tuesday,...
EIOPA : results of the long term guarantee assessment
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published today its Technical Findings on the Long-Term Guarantee Assessment (LTGA).
EIOPA conducted the assessment at...
Fitch Ratings : Affirms Royal & Sun Alliance’s IFS at ‘A’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A' and Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A-'....
Arista launches sixth scheme of the year with Leicestershire broker
Commercial lines underwriting specialist Arista Insurance has launched its sixth scheme this year with Leicestershire broker Online Risk Solutions.
The scheme is part of Arista’s...
EIOPA : published its first half-year financial stability report for 2013
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its first half-year report for 2013 on the financial stability of the insurance and institutions...
SSP : comments as insurers risk being left behind as telematics and big data reach a tipping point
Many insurers risk being left behind in the telematics revolution as their legacy systems cannot cope with or properly utilise the big data it...
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