20 June 2011
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has petitioned the UK Government with the signatures of nearly 7000 of its members to accelerate its review of the UK’s Financial Services Compensation…
20 June 2011
A new “golden age” for insurance beckons as growing middle classes in developing nations seek to protect their wealth, according to Willis Group Chairman and CEO Joe Plumeri…
20 June 2011
Aviva has relaunched its fleet telematics products in the UK, allowing companies to use their existing in-car technology and avoid having to invest in additional equipment…
20 June 2011
A new survey into commercial lines insurance pricing in the US indicates the market is showing some signs of an upswing…
20 June 2011
The Chartered Insurance Institute wants the UK Government to focus on culture as well as compliance when regulating its financial services sector…
20 June 2011
Deadly fungal infections pose a hidden risk to US insurers as the city of Joplin, Missouri continues to count the cost of a tornado that ripped through the region last month…
20 June 2011
Nigeria wants to emulate Australia in a move to improve regulation of its insurance industry…
14 June 2011
Political violence, strikes, riots, civil war and war are as big a threat to business growth, continuity and profitability as terrorism, according to Aon Risk Solutions…
14 June 2011
British brokers and insurers have welcomed a move by the Financial Services Authority to warn comparator site operators to maintain proper regulatory requirements…
14 June 2011
Catastrophe modeller AIR Worldwide estimates the severe thunderstorms that struck the United States between May 20-27 will cause insured losses of between $US4-7 billion ($3.8-6.6 billion)…
14 June 2011
A survey of 135 UK-based risk managers has found that commercial property and business interruption rates in the UK are continuing to fall…
14 June 2011
UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has relaunched its car insurance offering in a bid to take on its main rival, Tesco…
14 June 2011
Louisiana insurance fraud investigators may carry guns in future following the slaying of two investigators last week…
14 June 2011
Lloyd’s has asked a Californian court to nullify a contingent non-appearance and cancellation policy taken out by Michael Jackson’s tour promoters AEG Live…
14 June 2011
Former ANZ Bank CEO John McFarlane has been touted as the next chairman of British insurance giant Aviva…
06 June 2011
Insurers around the world have nominated regulation as the top risk for the industry, in a survey from the London-based Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation and PricewaterhouseCoopers…
06 June 2011
Rates are still falling in the US property and casualty market, despite indicators supporting a market turn, according to the market barometer compiled by Dallas-based insurance exchange MarketScout…
06 June 2011
The first quarter of 2011 saw the combined ratio of a group of 19 US property and casualty reinsurers blow out to 129.3%, compared to 102.2% for the same period last year…
06 June 2011
Swiss Re is to buy about 300,000 UK life insurance policies from American Life Insurance…
06 June 2011
French insurer Axa has sold its Canadian business for $C2.6 billion ($2.5 billion) to Canada’s biggest property and casualty insurer, Intact Financial…