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TSR comment on Cyclone Yasi
Intense Cyclone Yasi has strengthened and looks certain to be the most damaging Australian cyclone since cyclone Larry in March 2006, according to Tropical...
Allianz Newcastle office is now open for business
Following the announcement in November that the company was set to expand its regional branch network, Allianz Commercial has confirmed that its Newcastle office...
Fall of Egyptian debt insurance costs
The cost of insuring Egyptian debt against default fell on Tuesday as investors became less nervous about a possible change of government.
Crowds gathered in...
China : government insurance companies guilty of defrauding more than three billion yuan
China's two leading state-owned insurance companies have been found guilty of defrauding more than three billion yuan ($455 milllion) in 2009, the country's national...
Acquisition : Aegis moves into South Africa with the acquisition of Clickthinking
Aegis Group plc (“Aegis”), the media communications and market research group, announces that it has acquired Clickthinking Online (Pty) Limited (“Clickthinking”) in South Africa....
Warning / Australia : tropical cyclone Yasi on the heels of the floods
On the heels of widespread flooding in eastern Australia, the state of Queensland today is evacuating residents as a giant typhoon barrels across the...
Acquisition : Resolution confirmed acquisition of Bupa Health Insurance
Resolution confirmed it has completed the acquisition of the Bupa Health Assurance Ltd (BHA) business comprising Bupa Group Risk and Bupa Individual Protection.
Initially, it...
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study : red light cameras may save lives (U.S)
According to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety red-light cameras save lives.
The analysis, released Tuesday, found that camera enforcement at...
RDT’s Landscape software partnership extended with Towergate
Insurance giant Towergate announces its plans to further extend its investment in Landscape, RDT’s flagship packaged insurance application, to support its growth goals.
Towergate implemented...
Fitch Ratings : Generali’s Austrian insurance entity AA-, outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has assigned the Austrian insurer Generali Versicherung AG (Generali Versicherung) an Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of 'AA-' with a Stable Outlook.
The...
Aon M&A Solutions created to meet client demand
Aon Corporation, the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resource consulting and outsourcing, today said it has...
Australia : insurance flood premiums should triple
Customers are warned that insurance premiums will be increased this year after the flooding in Queensland New South Wales and Victoria.
JP Morgan and Deloitte...
Australia : insurers blamed for flood and storm definition
Insurance companies are blamed for consumer confusion over what constitutes storm and flood cover, according to Australia's competition watchdog.
Floods in Victoria, NSW and...
Fire safety week backed by Allianz
Allianz Engineering is reminding businesses about the importance of regular electrical inspections, in recognition of Electrical Fire Safety Week 2011.
The campaign, which runs until...
Hiscox announces cost in claims
Claims for floods, earthquakes, and the UK's winter freeze can cost Hiscox more than £130m.
The insurer said quakes in Chile and New Zealand, and...
Amlin to acquire Lead Yacht Underwriters
Amlin plc is pleased to announce that a wholly owned subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Lead Yacht Underwriters Limited ("Lead Yacht")...
LV= announces instant evaluation for clients
LV= announces that IFAs can now offer clients instant electronic valuations for LV='s pension products via IntelliFlo's award-winning Intelligent Office system.
Intelligent Office is the...
Aon Hewitt appointed investment adviser for Shropshire County Pension Fund
Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation (NYSE:AON), has been appointed by Shropshire Council as investment adviser to...
Public-private partnerships offer innovative solutions for disaster risk relief, lowering governments’ financial burden
Public-private partnership solutions can substantially ease the financial burden natural disasters put on government budgets. The economic costs of natural catastrophes have risen from...
Obama foes in Senate press health law repeal
President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Senate introduced legislation Wednesday to repeal his landmark health care law, amid vows by the chamber's...
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