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AXA appoints Shu Khoo as Group Head of Human Resources
AXA announced today the appointment of Shu Khoo as Executive Vice-President, Group Head of Human Resources, as of April 1, 2010.
She will succeed to...
Chartis UK and CEO, Lex Baugh awarded at the Insurance Day London Market
Chartis UK and CEO, Lex Baugh, have won two prestigious awards at the Insurance Day London Market awards dinner held at the Grosvenor House...
Time to stop muddying the pension waters says Friends Provident
The Government’s announcement that the limitation on higher rate tax relief on pensions will be extended to those earning over £130k is yet another...
Bigger businesses are latest Professional Indemnity target for Liberty International Underwriters Europe
Liberty International Underwriters Europe has announced an initiative to target larger regional Professional Indemnity (PI) risks in the UK. The move will build...
Sterling leads HNW rate increases and calls on market to ‘avoid collision course with dissatisfied customers’
Sterling Insurance Group has announced it will increase premium rates for its high net worth clients at renewal from 1 January 2010. The increases...
Aon Risk Services to strenghten firm’s Global Construction Broking Capability through through the acquisition of Allied North America
Aon Risk Services announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Allied North America, one of the largest independent surety and construction...
QBE’s Casualty Division awarded Underwriting team of the year at Insurance Day London Market awards
QBE European Operations announces that its market leading Casualty team, headed by Managing Director Ash Bathia, has been awarded the prestigious Underwriting Team of...
Willis Executive Named to Business Insurance’s 2009 “Women to Watch” List
Willis Group Holdings announced today that one of its executives, Martha Vinas, Senior Vice President and Director of Client Advocacy for the company's Employee...
Munich RE shows that in particular poor countries are severely affected by climate change
Bangladesh, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most severely affected by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to a climate change risk...
Burst pipes could be a bigger threat than burglary while you’re away
With over a third, 35% of Brits away for a few days or more over the Christmas and winter holiday period, AXA Home Insurance...
Employers failing to recession-proof benefits programmes
Nearly a third (29%) of companies have made no changes to their employee benefits during the recession despite the almost complete collapse in the...
US health care fight turns to abortion
The US Senate, locked in bitter battle over President Barack Obama's push to remake the nation's health care system, opened a new front Monday...
Willis appoints Joshua King as senior vice president, Group Marketing and Communications
Willis Group Holdings announced that Joshua King has been named Senior Vice President, Group Marketing and Communications. King will lead a worldwide function that...
ABI launched actuarial guidance for life insurers
The ABI has launched guidance for life insurers on when internal actuarial advice should be subject to external review. It follows a public...
Friends Provident joins Origo Agency Administration service
Friends Provident has joined the Agency Administration service provided by Origo that gives financial advisers an online, one-stop, centralised process to create and submit...
Crash for cash could impact on innocent people
The rise in the number of crash for cash scams that are blighting insurers could mean those who have real accidents are treated with...
Third party claims assistance ensures that claimants get the best deal
Responding to the publication today by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of its review of the practice of insurers contacting directly a person with...
US Senate casts first votes on Obama health plan
The US Senate on Thursday cast its first votes on legislation to enact President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, overhauling US health care, four...
IAG completes investment in India joint venture
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) today announced completion of its INR 5421 million (approximately A$126 million) investment in its general insurance joint venture with State...
Allianz implements new leadership programme
Allianz has enhanced its leadership programme by adding a new twist to the existing training programme.
Leaders can choose between a variety of different...
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