Insurance
Belgian bank KBC sells units to Japanese, Australian firms
Belgian bank KBC has sold bond and derivatives trading businesses to Japanese firm Daiwa Capital Markets for one billion dollars (800 million euros), the...
XL Group plc completes redomestication to Ireland and name change
XL Group plc ('XL' or 'the Company') announced today that it has completed its previously announced redomestication to change the parent holding company's place...
US jobless claims surge more than expected
New claims for US unemployment benefits jumped more than expected last week, official data showed Thursday on the eve of the key June jobs...
Hurricane Alex threatens Mexico, Texas
Hurricane Alex picked up strength in the western Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, heading towards northeastern Mexico and Texas and disrupting oil cleanup operations...
Aon expands captive consulting capabilities with formation of Aon global risk consulting Bermuda
Aon Global Risk Consulting, a leading provider of risk advisory services and part of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON), today announced the launch of Aon...
Judge declares Spain’s Marsans insolvent
Viajes Marsans, one of Spain's biggest and oldest tour operators, has been declared insolvent, according to a court ruling seen by AFP on Monday.
The...
Aon Benfield recommends internal models to boost reinsurance value under Solvency II
Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today launches a new report that examines the many different facets of the Solvency...
British bank Lloyds says it is cutting 650 jobs
Britain's state-controlled Lloyds Banking Group said Wednesday it was cutting another 650 jobs as the company continues to streamline its operations.
"Significant progress has been...
Wall Street bill boosts Obama reform legacy
Barack Obama is about to affix the tightest handcuffs on Wall Street in decades, adding a finance reform bill to his historic health overhaul,...
Car insurance : Men and women even crash differently
Men and women may continue to argue about who are the better drivers, but one area where there is a clear difference between the...
Aegon welcomes speedy review of automatic enrolment
Aegon welcomes today’s announcement by the Department of Work and Pensions of a ‘thorough and speedy review’ of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions. Aegon...
Jobless insurance: US claims fall for first time in three weeks
New claims for US jobless benefits fell for the first time in three weeks, the government said Thursday amid persistent concerns that unemployment may...
Whittington to launch new direct insurer in Singapore: DirectAsia.Com
Whittington Group, the international insurance investor and services provider, today announced the launch next week of a new direct online insurance company, DirectAsia.com, in...
Costly US health care falls short: report
The US health care system is the costliest in the world, but underperforms relative to many other industrialized nations, according to a study released...
Resolution buys AXA businesses in UK for 2.75 bln pounds
British investment group Resolution said Thursday it has agreed to buy French insurer AXA's British life insurance and savings units for 2.75 billion pounds...
Health insurance: Obama vows no backtracking on health care, unveils new rules
US President Barack Obama unveiled new measures Tuesday implementing the landmark health care bill that became law this year, telling opponents of...
USAA named preferred provider for all financial services and insurance products
Nearly 50,000 noncommissioned officers and their eligible family members can now to take advantage of one of the nation’s highest ranked* financial services providers...
QQ WebSites, a Web Site Builder for Independent Insurance Agencies Nationwide
QQ Solutions today announced the availability of its new Web site builder, QQ WebSites, for independent insurance agencies nationwide. Agents new to the Web...
Are You Braced for the 2010 Hurricane Season?
2009 WAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY CALM YEAR FOR US HURRICANES:
Losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters have continuously trended upwards in the past two decades...
Europe should tax banks whatever G20 decides: commissioner
Europe should tax its banks in order to build up an emergency bail-out fund whatever other major economies decide at this weekend's G20 summit,...
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