Insurance
Oak expands distribution footprint with Westinsure
High net worth specialist Oak Underwriting PLC has agreed a deal with Westinsure Group to provide high net worth (HNW) expertise to its network...
Justice : AIG to pay 725 million dollars to settle US fraud lawsuit
US insurance giant AIG has agreed to pay 725 million dollars to settle allegations of market fraud brought by three Ohio pension funds, the...
Peter Knowles, the new MMA Head of UK Development
Broker-only insurer MMA has announced the appointment of Peter Knowles to the new position of Head of UK Development.
The role, which has been created...
Ship insurance: Sri Lanka off war-risk list
London-based shipping underwriters have formally lifted a war-risk classification from Sri Lanka's ports a year after the island ended its decades-long ethnic war, the...
Home insurance: Axa to launch a short film about water damage
Axa insurer launched in July a short film documentary about a family affected by water damage.
The short film film takes viewers through this personal...
Justice : Spanish court issues landmark asbestos ruling
A Spanish court has for the first time ordered a firm to pay millions of euros in compensation to residents whose health was harmed...
Britain is the best place to die
Britain leads the world in the quality of care it provides for the dying, leaving many developed nations lagging a long way behind, according...
New delay in WHO reassessment on swine flu pandemic
Experts advising the World Health Organisation on whether to end the year-old swine flu pandemic alert could now meet as late as August, the...
Health care : Amnesty paints desperate picture of North Korea system
Surgery without anaesthetics, unsterilised needles and epidemics worsened by malnutrition illustrate the desperate state of North Korea's health care system, Amnesty International said Thursday.
Food...
Health : Waterborne infections cost US over 500 million a year
Three waterborne diseases account for hospitalizations that cost the US health care system around 539 million dollars a year, the Centers for Disease Control...
Weather Warning – July 15, 2010: Heavy rain expected in Northern Ireland
The Met Office has issued on Thursday a weather warning in Northern Ireland from 14.00 to 21.00. Heavy rain is expected in locals areas...
Sponsorship: Aon logo featured on new Manchester United team shirt
The new Manchester United home kit for the 2010-11 season was revealed today, with the logo of Aon Corporation the leading global provider of...
One billion man hours lost to sickies across Europe each year
Across Europe, more than 120 million sick days a year are actually taken for personal reasons rather than for an illness according to Aon...
UK’s building stock being systematically attacked warns insurer Ecclesiastical
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical today renewed its warning that many of Britain’s churches and buildings are being systematically targeted by criminals for their valuable metal.Speaking...
Justice : Liberty Mutual filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs over Fannie Mae Investment
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. has filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Goldman, Sachs & Co. to recover losses on $62.5 million of investments in...
Home insurance : Brits could save £937 Million by shopping around
Do you shop around for your home insurance each year, or are you happy to let it to renew each year without checking the...
Long term care : Longevity gene may also boost Memory and help to combat Alzheimer’s disease
A gene linked to increased life span through calorie restriction also appears to play a critical role in boosting memory and brain power, according...
Health : Vitamin D levels linked to Parkinson’s disease risk
Greater levels of vitamin D have been linked to a lower risk of Parkinson's disease in a study in Finland where low sunlight leads...
Insurance comparison : A £12m profit for Go Compare in 2009
Go Compare has reported a £12m profit during the 2009 financial year following the £4m loss recorded for 2008.
The aggregator said this is...
Travel insurance : Britons are better covered while abroad than during the rest of the year
As the holiday season approaches and Britons rush to get travel insurance to cover them while abroad, the protection provider Friends Provident is urging...
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