Insurance
External growth : AXA buys majority share in leading Azerbaijani insurer
French insurance giant AXA has bought a majority share in leading Azerbaijani insurance provider MBASK, the Azerbaijani company said Thursday.
MBASK said in a statement...
Pensions tax relief proposals
The life and pensions provider is pleased the Government is both listening to and working with the industry.
Friends Provident believes the Government's proposal to...
Canopius re-focuses its Professional Indemnity account on SME Sector
Canopius Group Limited (“Canopius”), a leading specialist insurance underwriting business, today announces a number of changes in its Professional Indemnity underwriting strategy and management.
In...
Car insurance : soaring insurance premiums for young male motorists
Young male motorists are being hit hardest by the sharpest rises in insurance premiums for 16 years with average premiums almost doubling in the...
Car insurance : “crash for cash” scheme criminal to pay
Airedale and North Bradford Police have fired a warning to criminals after successfully confiscating £150,000 from Mohammed ‘Mojo’ Rashid on October 11 under the...
Tower Australia meets with investors
Life insurance company Tower Australia Ltd met with investors this week for first time ahead of a possible bond issue, a fund manager said...
Report : General Account AUM Tops $1 Trillion Mark for the First Time
The Insurance Asset Manager (IAM) Annual Survey 2010 Edition, published today, reveals that the financial crisis prompted a sharply higher number of the world’s...
Good to know : Home insurance claims for DIY gone wrong
Before you get stuck into a spot of DIY this weekend, spare a thought for your home insurance. If your attempt at home improving...
Study : CEIOPS has launched a European wide data request
In order to support the European Commission in finalising the Solvency II implementing measures, CEIOPS is aiming to provide recommendations based on robust, empirical...
Appointment : Neil Hammond is AXA new casualty manager of mid corporate risks
AXA Insurance has appointed Neil Hammond as casualty manager of mid corporate risks. Neil will be responsible for driving the profitable growth of the...
Aviva brand campaign : customers Mr and Mrs Jewitt
Back in October 2007, new Aviva employee Mike Matwiejczyk had his training put to the test when he took a call from a customer...
Home insurance : how to cut costs
The Government's Comprehensive Spending Review later this month is going to hit our pockets in myriad ways — but perhaps the most surprising is...
ABI: Insurers committed to asbestos compensation
The Association of British Insurers has claimed that insurance companies are still committed to compensating asbestos victims despite today’s critical Court of Appeal ruling.
The...
New insurance fund to cover cost of future oil spills
U.S. oil explorers are talking about forming a new insurance fund that would cover the costs of any future oil spill, to avoid a...
Solvency II : US regulators air frustrations
US state regulators are concerned about pressure to measure up to a standard that has not even been implemented yet, in impending European directive...
AXA UK : general insurance business restructuration
AXA UK today announces changes to the organisational structure of its general insurance business that allows a sharper market focus and closer alignment to...
Water Resilience Insurance : Aon’s next generation water contamination insurance
Anglian Water, one of the largest water and wastewater company in England and Wales, has purchased Aon’s exclusive, industry leading insurance product for water...
Study : 40% of EU’s insurance companies not ready for Solvency II
Approximately 40 % of the larger European insurers consider that they will not be ready for the passage for the new regulatory framework of...
Several tropical cyclones and a large New Zealand EQ lead active September
Aon Benfield, the world’s premier reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor, today releases the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which provides an...
Life insurance : When it could make all the difference
Life insurance is relatively cheap for most people but can make a huge impact on the lives of loved ones we leave behind. And,...
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