Insurance
Analysis : AON Benfield’s report on global natural perils in August
Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today releases its latest Monthly Cat Recap report, which provides an analysis of global...
Life Insurance / Subscription : Always be honest and upfront
When taking out life insurance, the most important thing to remember is that policies are based on your health at the time you sign...
Life Insurance : online comparison for life insurance choice
The life insurance industry has gotten more competitive than ever before. There are all sorts of policies to choose from, and you can get...
AXA Insurance appointed a new Finance Director
Waseem Malik has been appointed to the role of Finance Director at AXA Insurance. He will be responsible for Finance and Strategy across AXA...
AIG unit bid defended by Hong Kong group
Hong Kong-based Primus Financial Holdings on Wednesday defended its bid to buy the Taiwan unit of ailing US insurance giant American International Group.
The move...
ERGO in Korea’s insurance market
ERGO, Europe’s 12th-largest insurance company entered the Korean market in 2008 by buying a 65 percent stake in Daum Direct Auto Insurance Co., an...
New area director and Crisis Management for Aon
Craig Preston appointed area director for Aon Corporate’s Reading and Southampton offices
John Harris appointed Global CCO of Aon’s Crisis Management (ACM) business
Aon Risk...
Arista 21% growth on 2009
Commercial lines underwriting specialist Arista Insurance has recorded a 21% increase in income in the first half compared with the same period in...
Life Insurance / Study : Working Parents with Minor Children Have More Life Insurance Coverage on Dad than on Mom
A MetLife study has found that a gender gap in life insurance coverage exists between working, married men and women with children under the...
Life insurance : Three out of ten American families have no policy
Despite the fact that most American families have less to fall back on financially than when the economic downturn began, ownership of individual life...
New rating agency head appointed by AON Benfield for UK & EMEA
Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, has appointed Chris Myers as head of Rating Agency Advisory for...
Taiwan rejects Hong Kong group’s bid for AIG unit
Taiwanese authorities on Tuesday rejected a Hong Kong consortium's bid to buy ailing US insurance giant American International Group's Taiwan unit Nan Shan Life.
The...
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance is to close offices and cut staff
The company is set to close 14 of its 27 offices by 2013. The places earmarked for closure include the Direct Line call centre...
Report : Buffett has eyes on British insurance business
US billionaire Warren Buffett is interested in buying Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance business Direct Line, a report said Sunday.
Spiraling claims from car...
Market / Participation : Axa cuts stake in Goldman Sachs
French insurer Axa has cut its holdings in US investment bank Goldman Sachs, which last month announced an 82 percent profit slide, by roughly...
Pension : Employers underestimate risks associated with poor defined benefit membership data
Most UK employers operating defined benefit pension schemes are underestimating the risks and failing to understand the impact of poor quality membership...
Health / Drugs : Interpol announces 10 tonnes of counterfeit medical products seized in Africa
A vast police operation coordinated by Interpol in East Africa has led to the seizure of 10 tonnes of counterfeit medical products and...
Health : Concerns as obesity surgery soars in Britain
British health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss...
Allianz appoints claims handling centre manager, Mark Carlyon-Smith
Allianz announced the appointment of Mark Carlyon-Smith as manager for the Company’s Woking claims handling centre.
Mark joined Allianz in 1990 and has held a...
Car insurance : Top tips for rental car businesses to avoid ‘crash for cash’ schemes
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has claimed that “crash for cash” schemes, in which car accidents are staged in order to claim on another...
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