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Partnership : Electrical Contractors and SELECT
Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Services (ECIS) has announced an affinity partnership with the Electrical Contractors Association of Scotland, known as SELECT.
The partnership will allow ECIS...
Lancet letter : store blood cells from Fukushima workers
A group of Japanese doctors on Friday urged workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant to have their blood stemcells stored as a safeguard should...
Citi selling 12 million Primerica shares
Citigroup announced Thursday it would sell at least $273 million of its former affiliate, life insurance giant Primerica, after taking it public a year...
Anglo – Liberty deal for Quinn Insurance
Quinn Insurance’s outstanding claims will be under the responsibility of the Anglo Irish Bank, but the toxic areas will be left in the hands...
Kenya : steady growth for micro insurance market
Kenya’s low income earners now have a wider chance of buying affordable insurance services following an investment by a private equity fund into a...
Scottish Provident : Britons spend £10,339 a year supporting others
British adults spend on average £10,339 a year financially supporting their dependents, according to Scottish Provident's Financial Safety Net Report.
The study found that around...
Guernsey to see growth in number of captives
The number of captives domiciled in Guernsey is expected to increase significantly as the implications of compliance with Solvency II become better understood by...
BIBA’s response to treasury
BIBA submits response to Treasury calling for an appropriate, proportionate and cost-effective approach to the regulation of insurance brokers.
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA)...
ABI warns of regulatory duplication in regulatory reform
Today the ABI calls for better co-ordination between the new financial regulatory authorities, with the emphasis on transparency and accountability and a focus on...
New iPhone app from LV=
LV= launches new iPhone app called LV= My Car for motorists. It is a multi-utility application that features five clickable options for users to...
Friends Life : platform ISAs must resist bait-pricing to deliver real value
Friends Life is urging corporate platform providers to resist adopting 'bait-price' interest rates, commonly used to attract customers to cash ISAs.
The provider believes that...
Leading Insurance Executives and Regulators Meet at Major Geneva Association Seminar
Leading insurance executives, academics, supervisors and regulators from around the world met at the end of last week in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss current...
Report : Pension Policy Institute
Annuitising likely to remain safest and most appropriate option for converting defined contribution pension savings into a retirement income.
"For the vast majority of people,...
WHO eyes 20 year nuclear health watch in Japan
The World Health Organisation is seeking studies for up to 20 years to keep watch over public health in Japan following the Fukushima nuclear...
2011 retirement dreams on hold for more than a third
More than a third (38 per cent) of people due to retire in 2011 are cancelling their plans and delaying retirement, and a significant...
Aviva : jewellery value rose over 70% in the past ten years
Sparkly engagement rings are still the most precious pieces of jewellery in UK homes, but they could be worth a lot more than you...
Sales uplift for Bennetts with new online quote journey
Bennetts' has completed a significant project to overhaul its online quote journey, both for direct customers and those clicking through from a price comparison...
Easter break vacationers look for bargains
The late Easter holiday – followed by the Royal Wedding and May Day Bank Holidays – present a rare opportunity for employees to take...
Debt : Britain’s debt tipping point
The average amount of personal debt, excluding mortgage debt, owed by individuals in the UK is £8,431, though it takes an additional £1,300 before...
Motor insurance : need to ban referral fees as premiums show record rise
Unless action is taken to curb the rising cost of settling personal injury claims, motor insurance premiums will continue to rise, the ABI warned...
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