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Report : Chinese dragon giving the EU an upset stomach
Businesses in the EU involved with importing or selling food and beverage products from China are walking, often blindly, into a potential legal and...
AEGIS London to host Canadian coverholder conference
AEGIS London, the UK- based subsidiary of mutual insurer AEGIS (Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited) has announced it will be holding a...
Bermuda : hurricane Igor one of the worst storms
Hurricane Igor hit Bermuda with ferocious winds, waves and rain on Sunday in one of the worst storms to hit the British overseas territory....
Merger : Insurance consortium buys Danish FIH for $879 mln
A consortium consisting mainly of Danish and Swedish insurers has agreed to buy Danish corporate and investment bank FIH for 5 billion Danish crowns...
Weather warning : Hurricane Igor takes aim at Bermuda
Igor almost becoming a Category 3 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. "Igor is expected to remain a dangerous hurricane as it approaches Bermuda,"...
US Governor Huckabee Says No To Insurance For People With Pre-Existing Conditions
Speaking at the Value Voters Summit today, Baptist minister turned politician turned talk show host, Mike Huckabee, denounced the notion of providing health insurance...
Flood insurance : policies should reflect flood risk
Representatives from the insurance industry met with the National Flood Forum, the Environment Agency and local government to discuss the challenges in managing future...
Report : Americans retirement system is short of $6.6 trillion
A new study obtained by CNBC says Americans are $6.6 trillion short of what they need to retire. The study, conducted by Boston College's...
DUAL : new Property & Casualty office package
Specialist underwriting agency DUAL Corporate Risks today announced the launch of a packaged office product as the inaugural product from its new Property &...
Report : 7 percent rise in health premiums in the U.S.A.
US health insurance premiums for individual, group or other policies rose 7 percent in 2009 compared to the previous year, even as the number...
Asset sales : China Life and Pacific Insurance eye bank stakes in SRCB
China Life and China Pacific Insurance, two of the country's biggest insurers, are in talks to buy stakes in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SRCB),...
Report : UK needs to prepare for climate change
Insurance costs will rise for home and business insurances if Britain does nothing to prepare for the impact of climate change.
"The UK must start...
Automobile Association : urges government to not cut spending on flood defences
In an open letter to the environment secretary Caroline Spelman, Simon Douglas, director of AA Insurance, said that any cut in spending on protecting...
Clear Path Analysis / report : insurance and pension professionals outline the challenges and opportunities in managing risk through efficient technology and system solutions
As the post-financial crisis era heralds in a new age in risk assessment, operational governance and regulation standards, pension schemes and insurers seek more...
Lloyd’s market : selected Charles Taylor Insurance Services and Xchanging Claims Service
Charles Taylor Insurance Services (CTIS) and Xchanging Claims Service (XCS) have been selected by the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) to provide claims services to...
Acquisition : AXA UK life integrates with Friends Provident
Resolution today confirmed it has completed the acquisition of the AXA UK life businesses comprising protection, corporate benefits and annuities.
The combined business is now...
Announcement : Bollington’s Compuquote adds courier to expanding product range
Compuquote, the electronic wholesale arm of award-winning UK commercial broker Bollington has launched a market-beating courier product for brokers. Courier, the first of several...
Good to know : Churchill warns households not maintaining their home could be costly
New research from home insurer, Churchill, has revealed that householders face big repair bills as they are not maintaining their homes. The results show that 49 per...
Acquisition : ACE to acquire Rain and Hail Insurance Service for $1.1 Billion
ACE Limited announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Rain and Hail Insurance...
Study / Aon Consulting : Cost increases drive employers to consider new health care benefit strategies
Medical plan costs are forecasted to increase at double-digit rates in the next 12 months. Employers must evaluate their health care benefit strategies, preparing...
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