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RMS Commentary on the April 7 Japan Earthquake
On Thursday, April 7 (11:32pm local time) a magnitude Mw7.1 earthquake occurred offshore the east coast of Honshu, Japan – a powerful aftershock of...
Telecoms chief to head up Italian insurer Generali
The head of Telecom Italia Gabriele Galateri di Genola is set to be named as the new chairman of insurance giant Generali after the...
Asian ministers warn of threats to economic growth
Asian finance ministers agreed Friday to speed up regional integration and pledged to press ahead with plans for a disaster insurance fund in the...
Car insurance : potholes put overloaded cars at risk
Thousands of drivers will be compromising passenger safety by overloading their cars this Easter, according to new research from breakdown service Britannia Rescue.
With around...
Poor perception of public sector workers puts small businesses off employing them
Government hopes that the private sector will provide jobs for unemployed public sector workers look increasingly shaky, according to new research from uSwitchforbusiness.com. The...
Aon Benfield launches Cyprus earthquake model to bridge gap in market
Aon Benfield has launched an earthquake model for Cyprus, as insurers seek to increase their understanding of seismic risk in the region. Impact Forecasting,...
Study : UK savers need to add six years to working life or face large pension shortfall
To highlight many of the issues facing the UK's future pensioners, AXA Wealth has developed a new quantitative index measuring affordability and volatility in...
Reward : Zurich Corporate Pensions achieves quality accolade for the second year running
Zurich Corporate Pensions announces that it has been named as a 2010 Greenwich Quality Leader in UK Bundled Defined Contribution Corporate Pensions.
The accolade recognises...
Cat bond market could be boosted by Japanese crisis
The market for bonds designed to cover natural catastrophes has taken a hit since the disasters in Japan last month, but could profit in...
Fitch downgrades Millenniumbcp-Ageas’s operating entities’ IFS to ‘BBB’, maintains RWN
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Portuguese insurer Millenniumbcp-Ageas's (MBCPA) operating entities' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings to 'BBB' from 'A' and maintained the ratings on...
Threat of financial survival gap leaves ‘coping classes’ reducing debt
Over half (59%) of middle income households would be unable to provide for themselves and their families for longer than six months if they...
Fitch Ratings : Societa Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni’s Outlook to Stable from Negative
Fitch Ratings has revised Italian insurer Societa Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni's (RMA) and its Spanish subsidiary Reale Seguros Generales' (Reale Seguros) Outlooks to Stable...
Legal & General partner with MEND to launch a Citizenship & PSHE educational teaching resource
A new resource for Citizenship and PSHE teachers, that aims to improve the health and well- being of young people has been launched by...
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