Insurance
Sir Paul Smith to design Bluefin sponsored ‘Gromit’
Bluefin Insurance is one of the founding sponsors of ‘Gromit Unleashed’, a new ground-breaking public art exhibition, hitting the streets of Bristol this summer...
Allianz bank unit to be closed later this year
after the business has consistently failed to live up to expectations since it was set up in 2009.
Allianz said in a statement that it...
MoneySupermarket : sales directors and surgeons speed towards expensive car cover
Sales directors, surgeons and operations directors are most likely to hold a conviction for speeding, according to analysis from MoneySupermarket.
The UK's number one comparison...
ECIC : launches new insurance scheme for roofing contractors
Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company Ltd (ECIC) has developed a comprehensive package of insurance protection for roofers which is available to members of the National...
Pakistan : insurance for businessmen
Pakistan is offering to insure foreign businessmen to attract overseas investment to a country where thousands have been killed by Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked violence,...
Business Bermuda : receives The New Economy Award for Best Offshore FDI Facilities, Americas, 2012
Business Bermuda, an organisation working with Bermuda-resident companies and government to develop and promote Bermuda internationally as the jurisdiction of choice, has been awarded...
IFB : new intelligence sharing agreement with VOSA
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has signed a new intelligence sharing agreement with the Government’s Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
VOSA – responsible for...
1st Central : continues its focus on fraud prevention and detection
1st Central announces the appointment of Chris Hallett as Operations Manager. Chris, who joins from RBSi, will be responsible for the operational management of...
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group : event cancellation cover for EMEA launched
Liberty International Underwriters and Liberty Syndicates, divisions of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, have launched an initiative to provide a new Event Cancellation product for...
Swiss Re : latest Sigma Study reveals premium decline
Swiss Re’s latest sigma study reveals that global overall premiums declined 0.8% in real terms in 2011. While non-life premiums expanded 1.9% on solid...
Fitch Ratings : uncertainty remains on availability of flood insurance
The end of the government and insurance industry's Statement of Principles (SoP) agreement to provide insurance in high flood risk areas in June 2013...
The AA’s British Insurance Premium Index shows little movement for home insurance premiums
The latest benchmark AA British Insurance Premium Index shows that over the first quarter of 2012, the average cost of annual home and contents...
MMA : 40% growth in regions for bespoke commercial business
In the last 12 months MMA Insurance has seen a 40% increase in total regional growth for bespoke commercial business traded through its seven...
Aon Benfield : US severe weather insurance losses breach $1.2 billion in March
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon today releases the latest edition of its Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews...
Maphre : strong results for 2011
Spanish based insurer Mapfre has released their impressive 2011 financial results.
The insurer saw net profits increase by 3.2 per cent last year to €963...
NIG releases SME-focused property insurance
NIG has released a new insurance product for commercial property owners. The product, called Essential Property Owners (EPO), is a SME-focused version of the...
Xchanging appoints John Niblett
Xchanging, the global business processor business, has appointed John Niblett as Insurance Change Director for the company's Insurance Sector business.
John is an insurance sector...
RSA to cut 120 jobs
The RSA has confirmed that over a hundred of its staff are at risk of redundancy after the company underwent a review of its...
Zurich reports fourth qtr nat cat losses
Zurich Insurance has given their latest estimate of fourth quarter losses relating to the natural disasters for last year. The Thailand floods and New...
RBS respond to £2.2 million fine
The RBS has responded to the FSA's £2.17 million fine on two of it's subsidiaries, saying they acknowledged their failings and are “disappointed” that...
