Insurance
US health care : Obama back to defend reform
President Barack Obama was back defending his historic health care reforms Wednesday, as key elements of the unpopular law came into effect despite Republican...
Appointment : Andy Pagett new Groupama Insurances fraud manager
An insurance professional with over 28 years’ experience, Mr Pagett will be responsible for all aspects of Groupama’s counter fraud activities. He reports to...
Allianz : Alba and Phenix to be sold to Helvetia
Allianz Suisse will sell its subsidiaries Alba Allgemeine Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Phenix Versicherungsgesellschaft AG and Phenix Lebensversicherungsgesellschaft AG to the Helvetia Group. The purchase price...
Moorhouse recruits 10 to launch Moorlife
Welsh broker Moorhouse has launched Moorlife to provide its general insurance clients with easy access to life insurance products.
The new subsidiary, which has been...
Report : Aon launches Airline Insurance Market Indicators 2010/11
Confidence is returning to the airline industry with airlines predicting a 13% increase in passenger numbers in 2011, according to Aon, insurance broker and...
AIG share sale : wins approval for Asian unit IPO
Troubled US insurer AIG has won approval for a Hong Kong share sale of its Asian unit, AIA, worth up to 15 billion US...
AIG mulling options for Taiwan unit after aborted deal
US insurance giant American International Group said Tuesday it was considering other options after collapse of the sale of its Taiwan unit to a...
Appointment : Mark O’Connor head of institutional business development at Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical Investment Management (EIM), part of the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, has signalled its intention to develop its institutional investment business with the appointment of...
Good to know : Insuring against cyber attacks
When we consider insurance, we tend to focus on the physical: our homes, our vehicles and our bodies. And certainly, homeowners insurance, auto insurance,...
Need for Culturally Competent Health Care Gains Momentum
In an effort to reduce disparities in health care, the Department of Health and Human Services last week awarded $14 million to support programs...
Home insurance : a few good things to know
Homeowners insurance offers protection your home. But if proper precautions are not taken to keep your home safe, you may be in for sticker...
New Employers’ Liability insurance proposals could require change in practice
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has responded with support to the FSA consultation paper for the new Employers’ Liability Centralised Database, operated by...
Home & Legacy : to cover Lloyds Private Bank customers
Home & Legacy has entered an agreement with Lloyds TSB Insurance Services Ltd to provide personal home and motor insurance to its Private Banking...
Report : Chinese dragon giving the EU an upset stomach
Businesses in the EU involved with importing or selling food and beverage products from China are walking, often blindly, into a potential legal and...
Report : Innovative insurance solutions against rising costs of climate risks
Innovative insurance solutions hold the key to driving climate adaptation initiatives in the developing world and securing the development prospects of communities threatened by...
AEGIS London to host Canadian coverholder conference
AEGIS London, the UK- based subsidiary of mutual insurer AEGIS (Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited) has announced it will be holding a...
Bermuda : hurricane Igor one of the worst storms
Hurricane Igor hit Bermuda with ferocious winds, waves and rain on Sunday in one of the worst storms to hit the British overseas territory....
Merger : Insurance consortium buys Danish FIH for $879 mln
A consortium consisting mainly of Danish and Swedish insurers has agreed to buy Danish corporate and investment bank FIH for 5 billion Danish crowns...
Asset sales : Canada’s Fairfax buys stake in Kuwait insurance firm
Kuwait Projects Co. (KIPCO) said on Sunday it has agreed to sell Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited a 39.2-percent stake in Gulf Insurance Co....
Brit Insurance : agrees to $1.3 bln Apollo and CVC bid
Brit Insurance recommended on Friday shareholders accept an 850 million pound ($1.3 billion) offer after buyout firm CVC Capital Partners agreed to link up...
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