Life Insurance
Do you need insurance or additional cover?
Many of us live day-to-day without thinking about what we would do if the unexpected happened. But how would you or your family cope...
Income protection insurance or borrowing ?
Insurance can cover your outgoings if you are unable to work for any reason. Here we explain what the types are and what you...
How insurance works
The amount you pay for insurance will be based on the information you give the insurance company (the underwriter) and the type of risk...
Fortis sells Luxembourg non-life activities to La Baloise for €23 million
Belgian-based financial services group Fortis said on Tuesday it would sell its Luxembourg non-life activities to Luxembourg insurer La Baloise for...
Cancelling or not renewing your insurance ?
A recent survey by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) found that almost a quarter of people have cancelled their contents insurance and others...
Aviva sees Delta Lloyd IPO in November
Aviva, Britain's second-biggest insurer, said on Monday it expects to complete the planned stock market flotation of its Dutch unit, Delta Lloyd, in November.
Aviva,...
U.S Life insurer Coventry First to Pay $12 million in settling cuomo lawsuit
Privately held LLC will pay New York $10.6 million and give customers $1.4 million to settle a 2006 civil suit filed by the state's...
Aviva launches new pensions TV advertising campaign for younger generations
Aviva is launching a new series of TV adverts designed to encourage younger generations to start thinking about pensions. The campaign, which can be...
ABI announces ‘UK insurance industry remains strong’
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) announced today figures related to the UK Insurance market and report that despite the recession, the UK insurance...
Zurich Latin America appoints Peter Rebrin as CEO
Zurich Financial Services Group announces the appointment of Peter Rebrin (47, Brazilian) to the position of CEO for Zurich Latin America, effective October 1,...
Groupama launches new leading player on romanian insurance market
International insurance and financial services group Groupama today announces the launch of Groupama Asigurari, a new leading player on the Romanian insurance market.
Built upon...
ING to sell Australian and New Zealand insurance business to ANZ
ING announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its life insurance and wealth management venture in Australia and New Zealand to...
News-Insurances.com announces today its official launch
Few months after a test period, News-Insurances.com announces today its official launch.
News-Insurances.com is the new independent media exclusively dedicated to the insurance sector.
The main...
AEGON increases financial underwriting limits for individual protection
AEGON has announced further improvements in the financial underwriting limits for its personal and mortgage protection proposition by increasing the sums assured at which...
Fortis and BNP Paribas Assurance to buy 50% of Italian insurer: UBI Assicurazioni
Fortis and BNP Paribas Assurance acquire a majority stake in UBI Assicurazioni, one of the leading non-life bancassurance players in Italy. UBI Assicurazioni enters...
Legal & General to launch two guaranteed acceptance life insurance plans for the over 50s
Legal & General business partners (sole-tied to Legal & General for protection) have sold more than 500 Over 50s plans since it was launched...
Allfinanz innovates to optimise life insurers underwriting processes and save costs
Allfinanz, the Software company owned by Munich RE is launching a new business processing and underwriting automation solutions for life insurers in German-speaking countries
Life...
The Japanese: Nippon Life Insurance Company will invest $500m in Prudential
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) announced today that Nippon Life Insurance Company, one of the world’s largest life insurance companies, has signed a definitive...
Aviva Life Insurance and DBS bank to start partnership in India
Aviva Life Insurance and DBS Bank today announced a strategic partnership for bancassurance in India by which DBS Bank will offer its customers, customised...
Franco-Belgian bank Dexia to sell French insurance unit
Dexia, the Franco-Belgian financial group, who announced few weeks ago to be strong enough to stay independent by the end of 2010 is now...
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