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US Fed welcomes AIG bailout probe
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday he "would welcome" a congressional probe into the controversial government bailout of insurance giant AIG during the...
Iggy Pop reveals ‘Little Iggy’ in new £30million swiftcover.com ad campaign
Legendary rocker Iggy Pop returns to British TV screens to reveal 'Little Iggy' in a new £30million advertising campaign for motor insurer swiftcover.com. The...
BIBA welcomes terrorism compensation announcement
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) announced from the Government that they will compensate British victims of terrorism abroad.
Graeme Trudgill, BIBA’s Technical and...
AXA plans to take stake in Russian aluminum giant: Rusal
French insurer AXA SA is planning to take a "significant stake" in Russian aluminum giant United Co. Rusal, which is aiming to raise funds...
Insurance fraudster banned by FSA for deceiving customers out of almost £400k
Mark Hazelwood operated Synergys Ethical Limited from Whitwell in Hertfordshire, but his customers were located across the United Kingdom due to the specialised nature...
Standard Life announces new executive structure
Following David Nish's appointment as Chief Executive on 1 January 2010, Standard Life today confirms the structure of its new Executive Team, including the...
Torus Insurance to write Healthcare
Torus today announced the appointment of Bob Allen as US Head of Healthcare, effective immediately. With 20 years of healthcare liability experience, Mr. Allen...
QBE appoints senior motor trade underwriter in its Manchester office
QBE has appointed Martin Nixon to the position of Senior Motor Trade Underwriter in its Manchester office.
Martin joins QBE’s 32-strong team in Manchester, which...
Sterling Insurance boosts its commercial underwriting teams with two senior appointments
Sterling Insurance Company has announced 2 new appointments to its commercial new business and development underwriting teams, Nicholas Hartley and Andy Hulme as Senior...
Zurich’s Property Investors Unit to become Real Estate Insurance
From mid January 2010, Zurich’s Property Investors Unit (PIU) is changing its name to Real Estate Insurance (REI).
Kevin Simmons, Zurich’s Head of...
Prudential Plc’s Japan Life Unit to Stop Life Insurance Sales
PCA Life Insurance Co. Ltd a life insurance unit of U.K.-based Prudential plc, has ended sales of new policies in Japan as of Jan....
AXA Group Solutions appoints Pascal Buffard as new Chief Executive Officer
AXA announces that Pascal Buffard will be responsible for the executive management of AXA Group Solutions as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Starting February 1,...
BIBA appoints Willis UK CEO and Crispin Speers Chairman to its board
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has announced the appointments of Brendan McManus, Chief Executive of Willis UK & Ireland and Ken Davidson, Chairman...
Allianz receives license for P&C subsidiary in China
The Chinese regulatory authority CIRC has granted Allianz the license to convert Allianz Insurance Company Guangzhou Branch into a subsidiary. This decision marks a...
Brit Insurance boosts its Glasgow underwriting and business development team
Brit Insurance has made a number of appointments in the Underwriting and Business Development Teams within the Glasgow office of its Scotland & Northern...
Admiral signs reinsurance agreements with Munich Re and Hannover Re for its US car insurance operations
Admiral Group PLC said Monday it has signed new reinsurance contracts with Munich Re and Hannover Re for its new car insurance operation in...
China Life’s 2009 insurance premiums $43.38 billion
China Life Insurance Co. the country's biggest life insurer by premiums, said Monday its insurance premium income in 2009 totaled CNY295 billion (US$43.38 billion)....
AXA Insurance launches travel extranet for brokers
AXA Insurance announces today the launch of the AXA Travel extranet, an online portal for brokers to provide travel insurance to their customers.
AXA...
Free mobile calls for benefit and pension claimants starting from 18 January
Free phone calls for most people using their mobiles to claim benefits and pensions are announced by the Department for Work and Pensions today....
BIBA 2010 Conference and Exhibition on May 19-20
On May 19 and 20 the most senior and influential players in the insurance industry will converge on ExCeL London for BIBA 2010 –...
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