Insurance
ING To Cut 800 Jobs in the next 3 years
Dutch financial services company ING Groep NV (ING) said Wednesday it will cut 800 jobs over the next three years as part of a...
AIG’s annual corporate meeting : Situation far More Stable
Flipping his usual procedure for an annual corporate meeting, American International Group Inc.'s (AIG) chief executive began AIG's annual meeting Tuesday with a look...
Fortis in partnership talks with the UK’s largest retailer Tesco
Belgium-based Fortis has emerged as leader of the pack of insurers vying for the contract to manage Tesco’s motor and home insurance businesses.
According to...
Scotland water supplier & Insurer March enable customers to withstand water-related emergencies
Scotland’s main non-domestic water supplier Business Stream has launched a new service with risk adviser and insurer Marsh to offer customers emergency cover.
Scotland’s non-domestic...
Are you covered from hosting parties damage ?
Greenbee Home Insurance has conducted a survey of over 2,000 adults and discovered that over a fifth (23%) of 18-24 year olds are wary...
Recession : CBI survey shows Insurance companies are the most optimistic
Many parts of the UK’s financial services sector expect business volumes to rise in the next quarter after 21 months of falls, while optimism...
BIBA to form the London Market Region Committee
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has announced the formation of the BIBA London Market Region Committee (LMRC), which will represent its London market...
Recession has less impact for Munich RE
The recession has had little impacts on contracts due for renewal in July, Munich Re said this week.
The world’s largest reinsurer by premium income...
Tesco to finalise partnership with Fortis
Tesco’s motor and home insurance policies are to be underwritten by Fortis following a partnership agreement between the two firms.
The deal is set to...
Handbag car thefts netting thieves £178 million a year
Leaving your handbag in the car may seem harmless, but not when you realise how many are stolen each year from unattended cars. More...
The number of 4x4s has doubled in the last 10 years
Britain's roads now seem to be dominated by people driving 4x4s, whose idea of off-roading is driving through some mud on a dirty road,...
40% of claims over past year was for accident & sickness
A MASSIVE 40 per cent* of payment protection insurance claims over the past 12 months have been for accident and sickness, according to independent...
Pensions ‘perfect storm’ looms for unprepared world
A 'PERFECT STORM' of demographic, individual and financial elements is poised to derail people's retirement plans unless they prepare properly now, a global survey...
Mickael Jackson’s death could cost billion’s dollars to insurers
Michael Jackson has announced last year a ten show comeback tour originally scheduled for London.
Tickets went on sale during March, with 75,000 tickets selling...
Monthly petrol price rise is second highest ever
Average UK petrol prices have risen 4.98 pence per litre between mid May and mid June, the second highest increase ever, according to the...
Flash-flood claims underline weather change predictions
Short, sharp storms brought chaos to householders in many parts of the UK this week, prompting new insurance claims for flooding, storm damage and...
Glastonbury 2009 – 1000 AA signs lead the way to this year’s festival
The AA has provided direction signs for Glastonbury for 8 years It takes around 1,000 AA signs and nine months of planning to guide...
Motorists sitting on £5 billion overheating timebomb
Around six million motorists in the UK risk a four-figure repair bill by never checking their car's coolant level, meaning they and their car...
Lloyd’s – Tom Bolt appointed as new Underwriting Performance Director
Lloyd’s announced today that Tom Bolt has been appointed as the new Underwriting Performance Director.
He will take up his new post soon, replacing...
Lloyd’s to repurchase £102m of debt securities
Lloyd’s, the world’s leading specialist insurance market, announced that it will repurchase the local currency equivalent of £102 million of its outstanding debt securities,...
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