Insurance
Insurance Advertisement Campaign : comparison sites struggle for effective advertisement
Admiral car insurance shows great results, but the price comparison site subsidiary Confused.com relinquished its market leader position. Confused has seen a decline...
Study / Annuities: Allianz Survey shows Americans’ preferences
More than half (nearly 54%) of Americans aged 44-75 expressed distaste for the word "annuity", according to a recent survey from Allianz Life Insurance...
Good to know / Natural Disasters : claim filing advice for homeowners and business owners affected
An ongoing hurricane season, flooding in Texas and wildfires in Colorado are reminders that consumers need to understand the claims process, according to the...
Appointment : Terry McGinness is XL Insurance’s new Chief Information Officer
XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Group plc, today announced the appointment of Terry McGinness as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for its...
Good to Know : Creating a Home Inventory to make claim process smooth
September is National Disaster Preparedness Month. In order to make sure Ohioans can recover from a disaster, Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo...
Study : Five Dorel booster seats are top rated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated five Dorel Juvenile Group booster seats among the best available for families today in its 2010...
Appointment : Willis Group welcomes Martin Sullivan as Deputy Chairman and CEO of Willis Global Solutions
Martin J. Sullivan is new Deputy Chairman of Willis Group Holdings and Chairman and CEO of the new business unit Willis Global Solutions, a...
LV= : British mutual insurer sales surge
Rising car insurance prices and strong demand for specialist annuities created a surge in British mutual insurer LV= sales. LV=, formerly Liverpool Victoria, had...
AXA PartnerSpace : an online portal for independent brokers
PartnerSpace is an easy to use, online portal offering independent brokers a secure forum where they can discuss business issues and ideas with AXA...
Fire Insurance : Russia may reintroduce mandatory insurance
Russia should consider reintroducing mandatory fire insurance for homes after the state had to spend millions of dollars rebuilding houses destroyed by wildfires. Unlike...
Study / U.S. : medical programs report 5 million children not insured
It is estimated that five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid (medical care to the poor, to children and...
Ecclesiastical Insurance : Kevin Jones new Director of Strategic Development
Ecclesiastical Insurance has appointed Kevin Jones in the newly-created role of Director of Strategic Development. Kevin joins Ecclesiastical from RSA where he was Commercial...
Appointments : Arista boosts team in Bristol
Commercial lines underwriting specialist Arista Insurance has made three appointments to further strengthen its Bristol office.
Jon Bodman joins Arista as senior underwriter from Chartis...
IAG / New Zealand : quake losses absorbed by reinsurance arrangments
Insurance Australia Group says it is too early to determine the extent of damage after the quake in Christchurch. The insurer said it is...
HSCB / Nedbank : South Africa regulators fear foreign control
HSBC is in exclusive talks to buy a controlling stake in Nedbank, South Africa's fourth-largest bank, from insurer Old Mutual. Yet rigid controls on...
Short News : Made redundant for excess weight and other ailments
A morbidly obese father has been diagnosed as too fat to work by doctors who fear his weight may cause him to fall over...
Merger : Industrial Alliance buys Golden State Mutual
Canada's fourth-biggest insurer Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. said Friday it has acquired the life insurance policies of California-based Golden State Mutual...
Brokers : fighting to get fairer claims from insurers
New research has revealed that insurance brokers have to fight harder to get claims paid during the economic downturn due to the stricter policy...
AIG / Taiwan : end of unit deal for Hong Kong buyer?
US insurance giant American International Group has signaled it wants to end the sale of its Taiwan unit to a Hong Kong consortium after...
Italy : Fondiaria-Sai to sell its Gesfid Division
Fondiaria-Sai, Italy’s second largest insurance company is in exclusive talks with PKB Privatbank AG, a Swiss bank owned by the Trabaldo Togna family, to...
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