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BIBA Marine Cargo scheme launched with Northern Marine Underwriters
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has appointed Northern Marine Underwriters Limited (NMU) as the carrier for its exclusive members’ scheme for marine cargo...
Aviva to improve its critial illness cover
Aviva is improving its critical illness cover. It is increasing maximum sum insured to £2 million, extending the terms for which policies are available...
Henri de Castries to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AXA
Based on a proposal from its Chairman, Jacques de Chateauvieux, the Supervisory Board of AXA has decided to propose to the next Annual Shareholders’...
Swiss Re has won Malaysian central bank approval to start up an Islamic reinsurance business
Swiss Re today announced that it has received a composite licence from Bank Negara Malaysia to write Retakaful business, and opened a dedicated Retakaful...
AXA reveals businesses putting employees at risk through liability ignorance
Research commissioned by AXA Insurance in association with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) reveals that over half a million people are uninsured in...
Aviva to make retirement saving more flexible, relevant and attractive to UK savers
Aviva is proposing a series of reforms to the pension system to make retirement saving more flexible, relevant and attractive to UK savers.
Aviva...
Do you need insurance or additional cover?
Many of us live day-to-day without thinking about what we would do if the unexpected happened. But how would you or your family cope...
Insurance is not compulsory, buy insurance for your needs
Most insurance is not compulsory. It's up to you to decide what you may need cover for and you may want to get financial...
Income protection insurance or borrowing ?
Insurance can cover your outgoings if you are unable to work for any reason. Here we explain what the types are and what you...
Ordinary flu jab may protect against H1N1
Mexican researchers say they have some evidence that the ordinary seasonal flu vaccine may offer some protection against the new pandemic H1N1...
Willis Networks announces its first network member graduate of its Chartered Management Institute
Willis Networks, a partnership between Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, and local, independent brokers in the UK, today announced its first network...
Direct Group launches protection claims solution
Following the recent successful launch of their new fraud screening product ‘Validate’ on Travel claims, Direct Group has expanded the solution into Protection claims....
Fortis sells Luxembourg non-life activities to La Baloise for €23 million
Belgian-based financial services group Fortis said on Tuesday it would sell its Luxembourg non-life activities to Luxembourg insurer La Baloise for...
Friends Provident selected to provide stakeholder scheme for HDI-Gerling in the UK
The UK Branch of HDI-Gerling, the German industrial insurer, has selected Friends Provident to supply a new group stakeholder pension scheme for its UK...
DUAL Corporate Risks to open its Irish branch
DUAL Corporate Risks, a specialist in providing directors & officers and Professional Indemnity Insurance solutions for mid-market businesses and professionals, is to open its...
One million Brits would consider ‘staging’ a car accident to claim on cover
Desperate Brits are being driven to extreme measures behind the wheel because of the recession, according to moneysupermarket.com. Research from the UK's price comparison...
Aon Taiwan named “2009 Best Overall Insurance Broker” by Risk Management, Insurance & Finance Magazine
Aon Taiwan today announced that it has retained the ranking of the best overall insurance broker for the fifth consecutive year as reported by...
MMA Insurance appoints Andrew Wooster as Operational Claims Manager
Broker insurer MMA Insurance has reinforced its commitment to improving its claims proposition with the appointment of Andrew Wooster as Operational Claims Manager.
Reporting...
Roberto Mendoza appointed as Board of Directors of PartnerRe
PartnerRe Ltd. today announced that Roberto Mendoza, a former board member of PARIS RE, has been appointed to PartnerRe’s Board of Directors.
The additional Board...
Standard & Poor’s assigns ‘AAAm’ ratings to Aviva money market funds
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it assigned its highest principal stability fund rating of 'AAAm' to Aviva Investors Sterling Liquidity Fund...
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