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European Commission temporarily approves aid to Alpha Bank, EFG Eurobank, Piraeus Bank and National Bank of Greece
The European Commission has temporarily approved, under EU state aid rules, a bridge recapitalisation provided by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) in favour...
Aviva plans to exit Taiwan
British insurer Aviva said Friday it plans to leave Taiwan to focus on higher growth markets, making it the latest global firm to exit...
Equity Insurance Partnerships / Poppy Insure : motor and home insurance partnership renewed
Building on a relationship of nearly 10 years, Equity Insurance Partnerships is pleased to announce the extension of its affinity partnership with Poppy Insure,...
EIOPA latest report on the Role of Insurance Guarantee Schemes in the Winding-Up Procedures of Insolvent Undertakings
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published its Report on the Role of Insurance Guarantee Schemes in the Winding-Up Procedures of...
IFB joins in insurance identity fraud crackdown
Three suspected identity fraudsters have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police marking the Insurance Fraud Bureau’s (IFB) first involvement in one of the UK’s...
RMS and IRB Brasil Re have reached a long terms agreement for international business
Professional reinsurer IRB Brasil Re has entered into a long-term agreement to license RMS’ suite of models to enhance its catastrophe risk decision-making, and...
Aria Assistance : acquires Premier Occupational Healthcare
Aria Assistance, the new independent insurance and assistance company formed after the management buyout of Europ Assistance UK & Ireland, has reaffirmed its commitment...
CII : Amanda Blanc elected new President
Members of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) have elected Amanda Blanc, ACII, CEO, AXA Insurance Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary, a Chartered insurer, as...
EIOPA / OPSG : publishes its feedback statement on the European Commission White Paper “An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions”
The Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group (OPSG) of EIOPA published its Feedback Statement on the European Commission White Paper “An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and...
MetLife expands its Group Life Protection
Nearly two out of five adults have suffered life-threatening experiences with the average person cheating death at least once, new research from MetLife shows.
Its...
LV= has been appointed schemes motor panel of Equity Insurance Partnerships
Motor insurance specialist LV= Broker has been appointed to the schemes motor panel of Equity Insurance Partnerships (EIP), the UK affinity business of Insurance...
AIR Worldwide catastrophe models licensed by China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Company
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced that China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Company Ltd. (CPCR) has licensed AIR’s typhoon, earthquake, and multiple-peril...
EIOPA : 2012 Conference will be held 21 November 2012
EIOPA has the pleasure to announce its 2nd Annual Conference, which will be held on 21 November 2012 in Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
EIOPA would...
The AmTrust Group has completed the acquisition of Dore & Associates Holdings
The AmTrust Group has completed the acquisition of Dore & Associates Holdings Ltd (DAHL) on the 6th July.
DAHL was created in January 2011 as...
Deloitte : home insurers’ underwriting profits increase
Figures compiled by Deloitte show that 2011 was the fourth consecutive year when home insurance premiums either met or exceeded the cost of claims...
LMA : aims to simplify market’s binding authority agreements
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), working in conjunction with Lloyd’s and broker trade body LIIBA, is setting out to rationalise the market’s model binding...
EIOPA : meeting on the EU-US insurance dialogue
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) hosted on 11 July a Steering Committee Meeting of the EU-US dialogue insurance project. The 4th...
EIOPA : outcome of the Public Consultation on the ORSA
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its Final Report on draft Guidelines for Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA).
The report underlines...
Munich Re : lower natural catastrophe losses in the first half of 2012
Natural catastrophe losses were relatively moderate in the first six months of 2012. Overall global losses up to the end of June were in...
EIOPA : outcome of the public consultation on Solvency II reporting and disclosure requirements for insurers
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its final report on reporting and disclosure requirements for insurance undertakings and insurance groups.
The report...
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