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LMA’s head of underwriting to speak to Nato on piracy and insurance
Officers from Nato are to hear from the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) as part of a three-day anti-piracy workshop in Germany.
Neil Smith, the LMA’s...
Swiss Re profits soar 74%
Swiss Re announced its 2010 net profit soared 74 percent to $863 million (635 million euros) but it still fell well short of analyst...
Fitch Revises Aviva’s Outlook to Stable; Affirms Ratings
Fitch Ratings has revised Aviva’s Outlook to Stable from Negative and affirmed its Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A'.
The rating actions reflect the...
Xl Insurance and Xl Re qualify for reduced collateral status in New York
XL Group announced that two of its Bermuda-based subsidiaries, XL Insurance and XL Re, have received approval from the New York Insurance Department (the...
Open Letter to Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G-20
Leading international insurance think tank, The Geneva Association (www.genevaassociation.org), today issued an open letter to the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the...
Appointment : The Channel Syndicate appoints David Leathem as Head of its Property Division
Lloyd’s Channel Syndicate 2015 has appointed David Leathem as Head of its Property Division.
David has 30 years’ experience in the London market and has...
P&I clubs see the calm after the storm
With a continued improvement in claims trends, and a restored investment performance, ship-owners face the prospect of a benign Protection and Indemnity (P&I) renewal...
Aon wins big at the Risk and Insurance Power Broker Awards
For the second year in a row, more professionals from Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, received Risk &...
Billion dollar boost for US health research
Health and science research would get a billion-dollar boost under the 2012 budget proposed Monday by US President Barack Obama, including a major new...
Darren Bent replay : replay for common sense
A case involving footballer Darren Bent could impact all insured car drivers in the UK who accept a replacement vehicle following a crash, Allianz...
Fight computer viruses like epidemics: Microsoft
Microsoft on Tuesday advocated fighting pernicious computer viruses with public health tactics used to stop the spread of SRAS, H1N1 and other dangerous real...
BIBA calls for FSA to accelerate FSCS review
Eric Galbraith, Chief Executive of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA), has called on the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to accelerate its fundamental review...
Czech doctors accept pay deal after walk-out threat
The Czech doctors' union Wednesday said it was prepared to accept a new pay offer, as the government moved to ward off a mass...
Fitch affirms Chartis South Africa at IFS ‘AAA(zaf)’, outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Chartis Life South Africa Limited's (Chartis Life SA) and Chartis South Africa Limited's (Chartis SA) National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS)...
Abu Dhabi’s Insurance House to launch IPO
A 16 million USD IPO will be launched by Abu Dhabi’s Insurance house. This will occur on February 27, and is the first in...
Hearing loss in elderly linked to dementia: study
Elderly people with hearing loss have a greater chance of developing dementia, a risk that increases as their deafness worsens, according to a new...
New business sales increased by 26 percent for Home & Legacy
Home & Legacy has announced a major increase in sales across its entire product portfolio, demonstrating a 26 percent year-on-year growth.
The success across Household...
Elderly Britons endure ‘harrowing’ hospital plight
A senior figure monitoring Britain's National Health Service (NHS) detailed "harrowing" cases of the neglect of elderly patients in a report released Tuesday.
One...
Fitch revises Atlanticlux outlook to stable; affirms IFS at ‘BBB’
Fitch Ratings has revised Atlanticlux Lebensversicherung S.A.'s (ATL) rating Outlooks to Stable from Negative and affirmed its Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating at 'BBB'...
HCC Insurance renews sponsorship for 2011 SailEAST series
Specialty insurance company HCC has confirmed it will continue with its sponsorship of the SailEAST series - supporting the 2011 race season.
Established in...
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