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ABI : UK is the ‘Whiplash Capital of Europe’
Research from the ABI published highlights that the UK is the ‘Whiplash Capital of Europe’. Eight in ten personal injury claims following road traffic...
Fitch Ratings : affirms Eurco Re ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Eurco Re Limited's Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) at 'BBB'. The Outlook is Stable.
Eurco Re's IFS rating was affirmed following its...
Aviva : advisers optimistic on income but concerns remain about staying profitable
Three months after the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) advisers are optimistic about their future income prospects, according to the latest Adviser...
AXA Assistance : business travel must remain UK employers’ duty of care focus
Against a backdrop of increased spend on business travel in 2013 and beyond, organisations whose staff travel outside of the UK on business, must...
Sierra Leone : the insurance industry digs deep for growth
Up until 2010 iron ore production in Sierra Leone was minimal. With the discovery of new deposits in 2011, the country is expected to...
Balva banned from writing UK business – what does this mean for Solicitors?
Balva is an unrated Latvian insurer that has been prohibited from writing new UK business by Latvia's Financial and Capital Markets Commission as of...
A.M. Best affirms A- (Excellent) financial strength rating for Canopius US
Canopius Group announces that A.M. Best has removed Canopius US Insurance, Inc. from under review and affirmed its financial strength rating of A- (Excellent)...
Premium Credit : official instalments payments provider for Financial Conduct Authority
Premium Credit announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract, via a competitive tender process, by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide...
Signs of a refocus at Aviva Plc are beginning to show
As of April 1, the British insurance company put an end to writing professional indemnity insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises as part of...
Growth in tourism spurs demand for insurance in Cape Verde
The tourism sector in Cape Verde has been growing at a rapid pace. The number of visitors is expected to reach 500,000 by 2015,...
Fitch Ratings : Ageas ratings upgraded
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ageas' immediate holding company Ageas Insurance International NV Long term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'A-' from 'BBB+' and affirmed...
Fitch Ratings : Affirms LV 1871’s ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed German life insurer Lebensversicherung von 1871 a.G. Muenchen's (LV 1871) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A+' with a Stable...
Aon Benfield : global reinsurer capital reaches record level of USD505 billion at December 31, 2012
Aon Benfield launches the latest edition of its Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyses the financial results of the world’s leading reinsurers in...
EIOPA publishes a Discussion Paper on Investments
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) invites market participants and (re)insurance stakeholders to provide their feedback on its “Discussion Paper on Standard...
Confused.com : UK drivers don’t always tell the truth on their insurance policy
New research by Confused.com reveals that UK drivers aren’t always completely honest when it comes to taking out their vehicle insurance policy.
The findings from...
Affinion research : UK’s insurance habits revealed
New research from Affinion International and the Direct Marketing Association has revealed significant differences in UK consumers’ habits and the banking, insurance and added...
APC : London Market broking team to place risks for regional brokers
Commercial insurance underwriting agency, APC, has launched a London market broking team to place risks for regional brokers that cannot be facilitated under its...
Broker DNA warns of emerging motor trade fraud issue
Insurance fraudsters are increasingly using motor trade road risks policies to ensure their vehicles appear on the Motor Insurance Database (MID) while avoiding paying...
RMS : rise in aspirin use likely to increase pensioner life expectancy
Recent medical reports have confirmed the growing body of evidence that taking a daily low-dose of aspirin reduces cancer mortality, in addition to its...
Aon / Impact Forecasting : severe winter weather brings $1.8bn economic loss to Europe in March
Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, releases the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which...
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