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Health insurance : Health secretary Kathleen Sebelius urges insurers to plug gap
Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who has bashed insurers over rate increases, is seeking their help in making medical coverage accessible for more patients in...
AXA UK : The deal with Resolution would result in a one-off writedown of 1.4 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in 2010,
Resolution, set up in 2008 to buy and profitably merge slow-growing British life insurers, said on Monday it hoped to complete the 2.75 billion...
Insurance giant Dai-ichi Life annual profits more than double
Japan's second-biggest life insurer Dai-ichi Life said Friday net profit more than doubled in the fiscal year to March boosted by strong demand for...
Energy insurers heading into deeper waters as oil exploration breaks depth records
Energy insurers will, over the next 10 years, have to deal with drilling and production platforms in ever deeper waters; more complex subsea infrastructure...
Travel chaos: volcanic ash cloud, travel insurance advice
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has issued clarification and advice to travellers affected by the cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland,...
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...
What you need to know when buying insurance
Generally, firms selling insurance and those providing insurance cover have to be regulated by us, or be the agent of a regulated firm.
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Legal & General CEO Tim Breedon, said they can aid recovery
Insurers could save Britain's government billions of pounds if they took on more of its risk, though they would need a significant amount of...
Six insurance companies on systemic risk list
The list includes six insurance companies – Axa, Aegon, Allianz, Aviva, Zurich and Swiss Re – which sit alongside 24 banks from the UK,...
Insurers join forces to beat backlash as bonus row heats up
European insurance companies are collaborating to ensure that they are not affected by any new regulation on employee bonuses.
The negative feeling...
Insurance solutions specialist RDT sees revenues increase by over 50%
Figures released by RDT illustrate that it has been a thriving year for the company despite current gloomy economic operating conditions, with interest levels...
Financial services industry and FSA agree a package to help MPPI customers
The Association of British Insurers (ABI), the British Bankers Association, the Building Societies Association and the Council of Mortgage Lenders have reached an agreement...
53rd Rendez-vous de septembre : PROGRAMME
The Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte-Carlo brings together the leading players in the world Reinsurance market: reinsurers, insurers and brokers, along with a large...
Event : 53rd Rendez-vous de septembre, Monte-Carlo – 4-10 September 2009
An international business crossroads that brings together the leading players in the world Reinsurance market
The Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte-Carlo brings together the leading...
Employers Face 10.5 Percent Health Care Cost Increases
Health care costs are expected to increase on average 10.5 percent in the next 12 months,(1) according to Aon Consulting, the global human capital...
Brokers have to fight harder to get insurers to pay claims
Research from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association has revealed that insurance brokers have to fight harder during the recession to get insurers to pay...
Insurer survey confirms desire to increase UK commercial premiums
Some 92% of underwriters expect motor insurance premiums for UK companies to increase in the first quarter of 2009, according to the Aon’s Market...
MassMutual sues insurers over Madoff
Tremont Group Holdings Inc. and other feeder funds to Bernard Madoff’s defunct investment advisory business have sued insurers, including a CNA Financial Corp. unit,...
LV= joins PowerPlace Panel to make a range of commercial products
LV= has joined the panel of PowerPlace insurers and plans to launch a range of its commercial products on the software. LV= joins NIG,...
General underwriters’ agreement : Insurance Glossary
An agreement between insurers and reinsurers on a subscription risk specifying the terms on which the leading underwriter shall act as the agent of...
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