insurance companies
Chaucer confirms stake sale with Pamplona Capital Management
London-based Pamplona Capital Management has upped its stake in insurer Chaucer Holdings, adding 34.4 million shares to the 54.8 million shares it acquired earlier...
Tesco to finalise partnership with Fortis
Tesco’s motor and home insurance policies are to be underwritten by Fortis following a partnership agreement between the two firms.
The deal is set to...
Handbag car thefts netting thieves £178 million a year
Leaving your handbag in the car may seem harmless, but not when you realise how many are stolen each year from unattended cars. More...
The number of 4x4s has doubled in the last 10 years
Britain's roads now seem to be dominated by people driving 4x4s, whose idea of off-roading is driving through some mud on a dirty road,...
40% of claims over past year was for accident & sickness
A MASSIVE 40 per cent* of payment protection insurance claims over the past 12 months have been for accident and sickness, according to independent...
Pensions ‘perfect storm’ looms for unprepared world
A 'PERFECT STORM' of demographic, individual and financial elements is poised to derail people's retirement plans unless they prepare properly now, a global survey...
Mickael Jackson’s death could cost billion’s dollars to insurers
Michael Jackson has announced last year a ten show comeback tour originally scheduled for London.
Tickets went on sale during March, with 75,000 tickets selling...
Monthly petrol price rise is second highest ever
Average UK petrol prices have risen 4.98 pence per litre between mid May and mid June, the second highest increase ever, according to the...
Glastonbury 2009 – 1000 AA signs lead the way to this year’s festival
The AA has provided direction signs for Glastonbury for 8 years It takes around 1,000 AA signs and nine months of planning to guide...
Motorists sitting on £5 billion overheating timebomb
Around six million motorists in the UK risk a four-figure repair bill by never checking their car's coolant level, meaning they and their car...
Lloyd’s – Tom Bolt appointed as new Underwriting Performance Director
Lloyd’s announced today that Tom Bolt has been appointed as the new Underwriting Performance Director.
He will take up his new post soon, replacing...
Lloyd’s to repurchase £102m of debt securities
Lloyd’s, the world’s leading specialist insurance market, announced that it will repurchase the local currency equivalent of £102 million of its outstanding debt securities,...
Aviva appoints chief actuary for Europe
Aviva announces the appointment of Matt Saker as chief actuary for Europe.
Matt will be responsible for capital management, life and general insurance reserving...
RSA opens Risk Solutions operation in Spain
Commercial insurer RSA has today officially rolled out its industry-tailored services and expertise to customers in Madrid.
This new Spanish base will be the sixth...
Impact of recession on Insurance fraud
RSA survey reveals that at least 1.4 million Britons think that committing insurance fraud is more acceptable now than 12 months ago because of...
Aviva – Incredible transaction of $925 million from sale of Australian life business
Aviva plc ("Aviva") announces that it is to sell Aviva Australia Holdings Ltd, its Australian life and pensions business and wealth management platform (“Aviva...
AVIVA – New europe corporate affairs director
Aviva plc (“Aviva”), the international savings, investment and insurance group, announces the appointment of Jon Bunn as corporate affairs and communications director for Aviva...
How British business leaders are reacting to the recession
UK businesses are over-cautious and at risk of missing out on seizing opportunities due to a fear of taking acceptable risks, according to leading...
RSA completes acquisition of Intouch Insurance Group
RSA Insurance Group plc (RSA) announces the completion of the acquisition of the remaining 50% of Intouch Insurance Group BV from Direct Insurance Financial...
Recession – One in four brits cancel their home insurance
Research published by the ABI (Association of British Insurers) on the day of its biennial conference reveals that almost a quarter of people admit...
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