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Swiftcover.com : motorists risk lives to save a few pounds
Almost two thirds (61 per cent) of UK motorists are actively looking to save money on their motoring costs this year, according to online...
Aon Benfield : latest edition of its Aon Benfield Aggregate report
The latest edition of Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report has been launched. This report analyses the financial position of the world’s leading reinsurers at...
Aviva : financial crisis leads to upsurge in rethinking retirement plans
Since the financial crisis, intermediaries report an increasing demand for advice concerning pensions, according to a survey from Aviva. The survey, of over 300...
Fitch Ratings : Solvency II poised to transform asset allocation and impact capital markets
Fitch Ratings believes that Solvency II, the new regulatory regime for European insurers from 1 January 2013, is set to transform how insurers invest...
Zurich Financial sells some policies to Swiss Re
Zurich Financial Services said Wednesday it is selling part of its non-core businesses to reinsurer Swiss Re, which will allow it to unlock and...
Prudential : 80% of pensioners take an average £21,500 lump-sum from pension funds at retirement
News research from Prudential shows 79 per cent of UK pensioners, with private or company schemes, are taking tax-free lump-sums out of their pension...
Specsavers : joins forces with RSA
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has joined forces with global insurer RSA to offer eyecare to drivers of vehicles insured under RSA's Motor Fleet policies.
Intermediaries...
AXA Wealth : announces new Elevate-Architas ‘cashback’ offer
Earlier this year, AXA Wealth used the strong partnership between its wrap business Elevate and its multi manager business Architas, to bring to market...
Consumer Focus : response to IFS release on fuel poverty
In response to independent research carried out by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), William Baker, which commissioned the work, said:
'The research shows low-income...
British health service reforms to undergo changes
Medical experts in Britain called Monday for sweeping changes to planned reforms of the state-run National Health Service, an issue that has inflamed tensions...
Aviva : Government plans put increased pressure on employers to support employees with cancer
Aviva has lead new research which shows that employers find challenging the return to work of employees with complex conditions such as cancer.
New...
RMS : comments on earthquakes near Christchurch, NZ
A series of earthquakes have struck the Christchurch region of New Zealand’s South Island on Monday, June 13. A 5.2 (body wave) magnitude struck...
Fitch Ratings : affirms Standard Life Assurance IFS at ‘A’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Standard Life Assurance Limited's (SLAL) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'A' and Long-term Issuer Default rating (IDR) at 'A-'....
BIBA : FSCS petition of 7000 signatures presented to MP
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has presented its Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) petition of nearly 7000 member signatures to Jonathan Evans MP...
FSA : temporary extension for some PPI complaints granted
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today agreed to temporary arrangements for Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and RBS to handle Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) complaints....
Legal and General : wake up call for brokers as consumer needs not being met by high-street
Research from Legal & General Mortgage Club and the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), shows that the need for mortgage brokers to actively target...
Swiss Re : joins Ethiopian micro-insurance project
Swiss Re is to reinsure a five-year project that provides drought insurance for crops in Ethiopia, in a micro-insurance programme developed by the World...
Risky : in the past year 1.2 million drivers in the UK admit to driving high
In the past 12 months, over 1.2 million people admit to having driven while under the influence of illegal drugs according to research from...
Moneysupermarket.com : comments on today’s MPC base rate announcement
Kevin Mountford, head of banking at moneysupermarket.com comments on the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee decision to hold base rate at 0.5% :
"With...
Aon Benfield : May’s monthly Cat Recap Report
Aon Benfield’s monthly Cat Recap Report has been released today, reviewing the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide in May.
Published by Impact Forecasting,...
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