Insurance
World catastrophic events : Aon monthly report
Aon Benfield, the world's premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which provides an analysis...
Taiwan minister sorry for linking singles to mental illness
Taiwan's health minister apologised Thursday after he came under fire for suggesting single people should pay more health insurance because they have a higher...
Goldman Sachs holds up clean hands over AIG
US investment bank Goldman Sachs has refuted allegations that it profited improperly from the state rescue of insurance giant AIG and that it took...
Boeing plans 150-million-dollar charge under health-care law
US aerospace giant Boeing said Wednesday it expected to take an income-tax charge of about 150 million dollars in the 2010 first quarter as...
Whitney Houston cancels Paris concert over illness, organisers looking for a new date
Pop singer Whitney Houston has cancelled the Paris concert she was due to give Tuesday because of illness, the concert's organisers said.
Houston was suffering...
MMA signs up to SIRA in fight against fraud
MMA, the broker-only general insurer, has announced today that the company has signed up to the SIRA system (Syndicated Intelligence for Risk Avoidance), joining...
Eastern Europe markets still expanding, Austrian insurer said
Markets in eastern Europe continue to expand, the Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) said Wednesday, noting its strong performance in the region last year despite...
MMA to accelerate Commercial Lines development
Broker insurer MMA Insurance confirmed on March 25th details of the next stage of its drive into the UK’s commercial lines insurance market, building...
Standard & Poor’s warns Britain of possible rating downgrade
Britain's credit rating could be lowered if a new government fails to cut massive public debt, Standard & Poor's warned on Monday as rival...
Mediobanca chief to head up Italian insurer Generali
Cesare Geronzi, head of investment bank Mediobanca, will be named chairman of Italian insurer Generali, a person familiar with the matter told AFP Friday.
Geronzi...
GB’s young drivers outperform European, Axa said
Insurer Axa announced today that britains young drivers are more dangerous than other Europeans counterparts, in a overhaul study.
An international research study from Axa...
AT&T sets 1 billion dollars aside for health reform costs
US communications giant AT&T said on Friday it took a one billion dollar charge in the first quarter of 2010 to cover changes in...
the giant trimaran, Groupama 3, skippered by Franck Cammas, have won the highly coveted Jules Verne Trophy
Sponsored by leading European insurance and financial services group, Groupama since 1997, the giant trimaran, Groupama 3, skippered by Franck Cammas and his crew...
US Congress passes ‘fixes’ to landmark health law
The US Congress on Thursday put the final touches on President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul, passing a set of technical changes to the...
Chile quake, tsunami damage put at nearly 30 billion dollars
The massive earthquake that struck central Chile last month, triggering a local tsunami, caused nearly 30 billion dollars in damage, the finance ministry said...
Ten US states to file suit against health care reform
Ten US states plan to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of health care reform as soon as President Barack Obama signs it into...
Chaos as freak storm batters Australia’s Perth
Some 100,000 people were left without power Tuesday after a freak storm battered the Australian city of Perth, hurling golf ball-sized hailstones and causing...
Football players insurance: David Beckham to win 150 million euro
In accordance to the website sportune.fr, David Beckham could get 150 million euro after his injury.
Milan AC and Los Angeles galaxy midfielder registered a...
Obama health plan war shifts to US Senate
President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Senate prepared Monday to wage political war on the last piece of his historic health care...
British Airways strike: flights cancelled, passengers remain covered
A cabin crew strike, the first in 13 years, cancelled some flights of the British company. The company confirmed the three days strike (March...
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