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PwC survey : Discontinued Insurance Business in Europe
European insurers appetite to exit run-off increasing according to a recent PwC survey.
PwC’s sixth survey, ‘Discontinued Insurance Business in Europe’ launched today, highlighted finality...
AXA : encouraging a saving culture un Britain
Are we doing enough to encourage a savings culture in Britain? Andy Zanelli, head of retirement planning, AXA Wealth, says we should do more.
"Today...
Prudential : nearly one in five may retire in debt this year
Nearly one in five (18 per cent) of those planning to retire this year will have outstanding debts, averaging £31,200 each, according to new figures...
Fitch Ratings : ageing costs will impede long-term fiscal recovery
Fitch Ratings says whilst a successful resolution of the current fiscal crisis remains the most important driver for many advanced-economy ratings, without further reform...
PwC : CBI quarterly Financial Services Survey – Insurance
Life insurance respondents noted strong growth in business volumes and income values, lifting profitability, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey, launched today....
AA Insurance : rise in claims related to the heavy snowfall
The heavy snow falling over many parts of Britain on white Friday has, up to 3.45 pm brought in 182 car insurance claims already,...
Fitch Ratings affirms SCOR’s ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed SCOR's Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at 'A+'. Fitch has also affirmed SCOR's junior...
Aon Benfield : launches latest report on the insurance-linked securities market
Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, launches its latest report on the insurance-linked securities...
Aviva : three year deal on private motor insurance with Tesco Bank
Aviva has agreed a three-year deal with Tesco Bank, the insurance distribution arm of the global supermarket chain, Tesco, to provide private motor insurance...
Swiss Re : new sigma study puts the spotlight on the role that insurance can play in improving food security for over 850 million people globally
Global agricultural production must increase by 60% to feed the world's population, which will reach 9 billion by 2050. Swiss Re’s latest sigma research...
ECIC : achieves Chartered Insurer Status
The insurance industry’s professional body, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has awarded Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company Ltd (ECIC) the prestigious ‘Chartered Insurers Status’.
Chartered status...
Fitch Ratings : Eurozone & US key drivers of 2013 global credit outlook
In its six-monthly The Credit Outlook report, Fitch Ratings says that the Eurozone crisis and US fiscal and debt challenges will drive the global...
Aon Benfield : geomagnetic storm report to help prepare for potential peak in solar activity
Aon Benfield is advising the insurance industry to consider the potential ramifications of a severe space weather event, especially as solar and geomagnetic activity...
Hill Dickinson and Thames Valley Police Secure Guilty Verdict in First Crash for Cash Fatality Case
A complex fraud investigation by Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit & Thames Valley Police has successfully ensured five people were found guilty last Thursday (10/1),...
ABI : pension charges to be made clearer to UK savers
The UK's leading pension providers, members of the Association of British Insurers, have announced an agreement to ensure the consistent and straightforward disclosure of...
HSBC : the Ping An deal in danger of collapse
A multi-billion dollar deal in which banking giant HSBC was set to sell its stake in China's second largest life insurer Ping An to...
Aviva : sale of remaining stake in Delta Lloyd announced
British insurance group Aviva said it had sold its remaining minority stake in Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd to unnamed investors for £353 million ($567...
AIG : refused to join lawsuit against US government
The board of AIG decided to not join a private shareholder lawsuit against the US government over the government's $182 billion rescue of the...
Prudential : UK expected retirement income hits six-year low
Pensioners' expected retirement incomes have fallen for the second consecutive year, according to new research from Prudential.
The insurer's sixth annual ‘Class of' study, which...
Fitch Ratings : policy risk increasingly important in European mortgages
Political considerations will increasingly influence the performance of mortgage markets in some European countries in 2013 and may undermine their full-recourse nature, Fitch Ratings...
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