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Health : Miami hit with first dengue case in almost 70 years
Miami health officials Friday confirmed the first locally contracted case of dengue fever in the county in more than six decades and called on...
Financial results : Catlin Group Limited Interim Management Statement
Catlin Group Limited, the international specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, has today issued its interim management statement.
Highlights at 30 September 2010
- 13 per cent...
Ratings agencies increase scrutiny of cat risk for Asian re/insurers
Aon Benfield, reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, is advising re/insurers that rating agencies are likely to increase their scrutiny of catastrophe risk in Asia...
Financial results : Friends Provident third quarter 2010 business update
Trevor Matthews, chief executive officer of Friends Provident Holdings (UK) plc, said:
"I am pleased to report a 35% increase in worldwide sales so far...
AIG : Taiwan’s Fubon plans to bid for AIG unit
Fubon Financial Holding, a leading Taiwanese financial conglomerate, has said for the first time it wants to bid for US insurance giant AIG's Taiwan...
Home insurance : compilation of crazy claims
Having to hear countless tales of destruction and devastation to peoples' homes can probably get pretty depressing for insurance claims handlers. But every once...
Short news : He faked his death in a car crash to claim £1.8m from insurance policies
A dentist accused of faking his own death to claim nearly £1.8million in life insurance appeared in court yesterday.
Neil McClaren, a Greek national who...
Canada / China : insurance investment deals reached
China’s insurance regulator has cleared the way to let the country’s insurers invest billions of capital in Canadian financial markets, the Canadian government said...
Aon Launches Global Energy Risk Engineering Unit
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, today announced it has consolidated its energy risk engineering assets around the world...
Aviva : Before the storm homeowners should protect their properties
With gales of over 45mph predicted across much of the UK on Thursday and Friday, Aviva is advising homeowners to take basic precautions to...
Financial result : Prudential posts rising sales helped by Asia
British insurance giant Prudential said on Wednesday that sales soared in the third quarter, boosted by activity in Asia, and promised to deliver "strong...
ING announces profit slump, insurance IPOs
Dutch bank ING reported a 26-percent drop in quarterly net profit on Wednesday and said it was planning two initial public offerings (IPOs) for...
Financial results : Hannover Re reinsurance reports rocketing profit
German reinsurance group Hannover Re reported a 66.0-percent leap in net profit in the third quarter, saying on Tuesday that the results had been...
Financial results : Allianz says third quarter profits down
German insurance giant Allianz on Wednesday posted third quarter net profits of 1.27 billion euros (1.74 billion dollars), down 8.8 percent from the previous...
Financial results : Hannover Re interim report
Hannover Re reported robust premium growth and better-than-expected Group net income as at 30 September 2010. This was driven by strong demand in non-life...
Business insurance : gulf between demand and actual coverage
Delegates at the recent Aon Risk Symposium held in Madrid heard that Aon Corporation, global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage,...
Munich Re reports strong quarterly results
Leading reinsurance group Munich Re reported strong quarterly results on Tuesday and raised its forecast for net profit for the year to 2.4 billion...
Aon Benfield : highlighting the critical role of actuaries in managing emerging risks
Aon Benfield, reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, is highlighting the critical role of actuaries in managing emerging risks for the re/insurance industry. The profession’s...
Exeter Family Friendly reduces PMI premiums by up to 12.5%
Healthcare and protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has today announced that with immediate effect, it is cutting premiums on its "Health Cover for Me"...
Building firm Rok files for administration
Building firm Rok - which numbers Axa and Zurich among its insurance clients - this morning announced that it had filed for administration.
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