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UK SMEs diversify their business in order to survive the recession
Over half (56%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the UK have taken deliberate steps to diversify their business in order to survive...
Trade credit insurance claims decrease for first time in four quarters
According to the latest ABI figures, trade credit insurance claims have fallen for the first time in four quarters. In Quarter 2, 2009 :
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Why European transportation firms are making risk management a priority
The economic downturn has prompted nearly three-quarters (73%) of Europe’s leading transportation firms to review their approach to risk management, according to new research...
Recession is driving key changes in business behaviour
Lack of cash is causing small businesses to cut corners acording to a research led by RSA Group.
With many small businesses struggling to secure...
Lloyd’s Chairman: Lord Levene gave a speech on French Insurance Industry
Lord Levene, Lloyd's Chairman gave few days ago (September the 15th) a speech related to the insurance industry. The dinner took place in Sir...
Increase in failing businesses puts directors and officers in the firing line, warns Aviva
As more businesses face liquidation, directors and officers are at greater risk of being sued, says Aviva.
The Insolvency Service statistics released for the first...
Release of the U.S. Quarterly Market Overview for Property, Casualty, and Directors’ and Officers’ Lines
Aon Corporation, the leading global provider of risk management services, today released its U.S. Quarterly Market Overview for Property, Casualty, and Directors' and Officers'...
Research and Markets announce Claims Management in UK General Insurance 2009 report
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of claims costs in the UK general insurance market covering motor, property and liability insurance. The report also...
Home insurance claims for fire continue to increase
Increasing numbers of home insurance claims are still arising due to incidences of fire, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
The Financial Times...
Insurance premium rate reductions slowed for property and casualty business across Europe
Insurance premium rate reductions slowed for property and casualty business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the first half of 2009, according...
Aviva helps brokers weather the recession
The credit crunch has resulted in an increase in the number of customers lapsing or reducing their insurance cover, according to brokers responding to...
P&I clubs must overcome investment addiction
Aon is suggesting that P&I clubs only need to increase premiums by 0-7.5% despite the surge in high value claims in 2006 and 2007...
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...
Salary-cut insurance set to be launched
As layoffs and downsizing dominate the news and the world grapples with its greatest economic challenges, Bill Graham`s Salisbury Underwriting Services Inc. announced today...
France and Germany out of recession
Germany and France enjoyed a shock return to economic growth in the second quarter of the year, data showed on Thursday, ending their recessions...
Lehman sues AIG for $9 million in CDS payments
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is suing American International Group for $9 million in payments the bank says it is owed from credit default swap...
The Global Economy: A weak recovery ahead ?
Zurich Financial Services Group’s latest issue of the Economic Outlook highlights the following topics :
Leading indicators for major economies seem to have passed...
Interview with Dr. Gerd-Uwe Baden, member of Euler Hermes Group Management Board
"The financial crisis is hitting companies with great ferocity". Interview with Dr. Gerd-Uwe Baden, CEO of Euler Hermes Kreditverischerungs AG (Germany), member of Euler...
Holidaymakers : Ensure to have the right travel insurance cover !
British holidaymakers are losing millions of pounds each year because they do not have comprehensive travel insurance cover, it has been claimed.
Marketing director at...
Full booking for British beach holidays
Many UK families who take a seaside holiday abroad will give less than a day's thought to making their destination choice.
Around a third of...
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