Insurance
Reliance, Bharti call off talks on insurance purchase
Indian energy giant Reliance Industries said Friday it had abandoned talks with Bharti Enterprises to buy out its 74 per cent stakes in two...
US : expands no-cost women’s health services
Birth control pills, breastfeeding equipment and testing for human papillomaviruses will be covered under US health plans at no cost beginning next year, officials...
Short news : excessive insurance for a royal wedding street party
A woman trying to host a Royal wedding street party has been told she must take out £5million in public liability insurance.
Hayley Mills says...
Earthquake damage up to $34 billion
The massive earthquake that struck Japan will exact a massive economic toll estimated at between $14.5 billion and $34.6 billion, a leading risk analysis...
Eurotunnel reports 57m euro loss on insurance dispute
Rail operator Eurotunnel has reported a 57m euro ($79m; £48m) loss compared with a net profit of 7m euros a year earlier.
Eurotunnel said the...
EU court bans gender in calculating insurance price
Europe's top court banned insurance companies from basing prices on gender, ruling that making men pay more than women for life and car accident...
Ski insurance to include wearing a helmet?
A leading British insurer has signalled that it will become the first to insist skiers wear helmets if they are to be covered for...
Auto insurance / U.S. : Predominant insurance trends for the year 2011
The year 2010 was considered as a defined year for the US insurance industry. There were enough ripples created in the insurance industry with...
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has flagged changes to the insurance industry
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has flagged changes to the insurance industry in the wake of Queensland's devastating floods.
Mr Swan says there appear to be...
BIBA sets out plan to reduce cost of motor insurance ahead of today’s Transport Select Committee inquiry
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has called on the Government to implement an eight point plan to reduce the spiralling cost of motor...
Bike insurance : Swinton Bike Insurance advises
As winter weather manages to deter most motorcycle enthusiasts, Swinton Bike Insurance is advising motorcyclists everywhere to purchase a winter hack, making sound financial...
French delegation in India
French minister of economy and finance Christine Lagarde has asked India to liberalise its retail and insurance sector further.
"I talked assurance, I talked retail"...
Five Taiwan firms bid for AIG’s unit
Five Taiwanese companies are bidding for US insurance giant AIG's local unit, Nan Shan Life, with offers of between two and three billion US...
Insurer Zurich says to cut 500 million dollars in costs
Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services said on Thursday it intended to shave 500 million dollars (380 million euros) or 5.0 percent from its global...
Car insurance : third party insurance when driving someone else’s car
A motorist who feared he would die when his car lay upside down in a beck is now facing a new headache over insurance.
The...
ING : banking insurance separation on schedule
ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, said the separation of its banking unit from the insurance business, which it’s planning to divest,...
Good to know : don’t leave without proper ski insurance
A great number of skiers and snowboarders will head to the slopes this winter without adequate insurance, according to a new survey, potentially leaving...
US at bottom of health care survey of 11 rich countries
Americans are the most likely to go without health care because of the cost and to have trouble paying medical bills even when insured,...
Japan : U.S. urges opening of beef and insurance market
Trade Representative Ron Kirk urged Japan to open its markets to U.S. beef and insurance during a meeting with Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara on...
New : Insurance90 new multi-coverage insurance site
Promising to provide auto, home or life insurance within ninety seconds, Insurance90 has announced its site’s grand opening. The site offers a variety of...
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