The Conservatives have welcomed an agreement between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers over the creation of three new European Supervisory Authorities and a European Systemic Risk...
Europe | 03 Sep 2010
EU authorities are to get tough new powers to settle disputes among national financial supervisors and to ban risky financial products and activities, in a revamp of EU financial supervision plans agreed on Thursday.
Europe | 03 Sep 2010
Omega Insurance Holdings has announced that Andrew Adie, managing director and a board member of its managing agency Omega Underwriting Agents, has resigned from his position with immediate effect.
Lloyd's/London | 02 Sep 2010
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed AG Insurance's Insurer Financial Strength rating at 'A+' and Long-term Issuer Default Rating at 'A'.
Europe | 02 Sep 2010
Catlin Europe has confirmed that Detlef Offenhau has joined the company as senior liability underwriter for Europe.
Europe | 02 Sep 2010
Undetected fraud costs the insurance industry nearly £2bn a year. This event offers a range of insights into fraud trends, and a forum in which to discuss solutions.
Industrial insurance company HDI-Gerling is to create a new branch in Ireland.
Europe | 02 Sep 2010
The Nordic insurance market, covering Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, should return to growth in 2010-2011, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.
Europe | 02 Sep 2010
Ink Underwriting Agencies and St Giles Legal and Professional Risks have joined forces to target what they describe as the "troubled solicitors insurance market".
Commercial | 02 Sep 2010
The credit insurer has recorded an operating profit of €55m compared to -€47m in the second half of 2009 and -€202m in the first half of 2009.
Insurer | 01 Sep 2010
Moody's report "European Insurers' H1 2010 Results: Capital and Earnings Stabilise, but Market Conditions Remain Challenging", assesses the impact of H1 2010 results and identifies the main future challenges for European insurers.
Europe | 01 Sep 2010
Bringing together insurers, brokers and service providers to discuss and debate issue affecting the industry. Find out more from group editor-in-chief Anthony Gould.
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, the insurance group's dedicated carrier for large corporate insurance customers, is opening a branch office in Madrid.
Europe | 01 Sep 2010
QBE has branded speculation that it has lined up an external successor for its CEO Frank O'Halloran as "completely false".
Insurer | 01 Sep 2010
Admiral has achieved the "dream scenario" of growing policy volumes and margin in the first six months of 2010, according to chief operating officer David Stevens.
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01 Sep 2010
Global health service company Cigna has acquired Vanbreda International, based in Antwerp, Belgium.
Europe | 31 Aug 2010
Omega has reported a pre-tax loss of $34.2m (H1 2009: $22.9m profit) for the first six months of 2010 following a series of catastrophic events.
Lloyd's/London | 31 Aug 2010
As former chief exec of Aon Global UK, Ken MacDonald has been refreshed by a return to a private company. Lynn Rouse talks...
Industry fraud statistics are normally presented as a good news story. Last year, insurers stopped 122 000 frauds, preventing...
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