Home Industry News
Industry News
BIBA’s Eric Galbraith calls for better regulation and for government not to tax protection
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has set out its Budget priorities to recognise the importance of risk management and insurance protection to assist...
New PI policy for IFAs launched by Aon Risk Solutions and Axa Commercial Lines
Aon Risk Solutions has entered into an exclusive arrangement with AXA Commercial Lines to provide professional indemnity insurance for Independent Financial Advisers in the...
US Treasury announced selling of $6 billion in AIG shares
The US Treasury announced it would seek to raise $6 billion by selling off a chunk of its holdings in American International Group, the...
ISDA : position on Greek debt insurance is due March 1 2012
A global body for contracts used as insurance against sovereign defaults, the ISDA, will say on Thursday if a deal to cut Greek debt...
Prudential is considering moving its headquarters out of the UK
British insurer Prudential said Monday that it was considering switching its headquarters out of London to avoid new European capital requirement regulations for the...
Aon Affinity enters definitive agreement on Access Plan acquisition
Aon Affinity, the consumer, association and group program business of Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation announced today it...
QuestGates : the insurance sector could face a significant year for subsidence claims
QuestGates warnes the insurance sector could be facing a significant year for subsidence claims in 2012.
Ross Macpherson, Director at QuestGates, says: “The latest data...
Q360, a new broker launched in partnership with Tawa
A new London-based broking operation, Q360, was launched today. The new entity will be led by David Merry as CEO, with Tawa providing the...
Lloyds Banking Group announces bonus adjustments
Lloyds Banking Group announced it would claw back some executive bonuses after the state-rescued British lender was forced to pay out billions of pounds...
Moneysupermarket.com : research shows Brits have stopped or lowered their saving
Research by MoneySupermarket has revealed that nearly half of Brits (47 per cent) have stopped or reduced the amount they save in the last...
RMS : risk analysis of Dutch population longevity for market investors
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has announced that it has conducted a mortality risk analysis of the Dutch population to help capital markets investors quantify...
A new BlackRock study shows major challenges for insurers with Solvency II
At a time when investors are facing some of the most testing market conditions in living memory, insurers are overwhelmingly concerned about meeting the...
BIBA : business continuity plans are likely to save businesses
New research from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and the Cabinet Office has revealed that the business continuity plans are likely to stop...
Direct Line Group new logo
RBS Insurance, owner of the Direct Line and Churchill brands, has rebranded as Direct Line Group.
The new logo is a rainbow coloured 'D' beside...
Amlin passes nat cat losses to customers
Amlin Insurance has joined the growing group of insurers raising their prices, as the flow on effect from last years natural disasters begins to...
CII releases first of 7 risk reports
To mark the centenary of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) gaining its Royal Charter, on 5 February 1912, the Institute is undertaking a major...
PPI remediation guideline “impossible”, warns Charter
The PPI remediation guidelines that have been issued by the FSA will be impossible for UK insurers and other financial institutions to achieve without...
Flooding in Essex
Around 100 homes have been evacuated in Essex after a bust water main caused flooding.
Emergency services were alerted to water flowing through homes at...
Exaggerated claims on the rise, says AXA
A growing number of Brits are exagerating their home insurance claims, according to AXA Insurance.
Research from the company suggest that the number of people...
FSA twin peaks date announced
The second of April 2012 has been outlined as a major milestone date in the regulatory reform programme for the Financial Services Authority (FSA)....
Prev
