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Home & Legacy joins Keychoice
Home & Legacy has become the latest insurance provider to join the household panel of Keychoice network.
Post | 12 Mar 2010
World Trade Centre captive reaches $657m settlement for worker claims
WTC Captive Insurance, a victims’ fund set up after the September 11th terrorist attacks, reached a settlement of as much as $657m with 10,000 workers claiming respiratory illness stemming from rescue and recovery efforts at the site.
Reinsurance | 12 Mar 2010
Buffett takes $100 000 salary for 29th year
Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett received a $100 000 salary for a 29th straight year but reimburses the (re)insurance giant for postage and phone calls.
Reinsurance | 12 Mar 2010
Argo announces $30m share repurchase
The Argo Group has announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs for $17.5 m of its common stock.
Reinsurance | 12 Mar 2010
Allianz boss ready for Tesco-sized affinity deal after VW tie up
Jon Dye told Post: "Could we do a deal of that size, yes, why not. This is Allianz, it is an enormous business."
Post | 12 Mar 2010
Allianz sees GI go backwards in Germany
Premium income in property and casualty insurance slipped 1.2 percent, to EUR 9.2bn (EUR 9.3 bn), with prices under pressure all across the market, especially in motor insurance.
Post | 12 Mar 2010
Danish insurer back in the black
Topdanmark's post-tax result for 2009 increased to a DKK 1446m profit from a DKK 189m loss in 2008
Post | 12 Mar 2010
Italian insurer records rise in GI premiums
However, Vittoria Assicurazioni reported a net Profit attributable to parent company shareholders of € 16.9m in 2009, a drop of -16.1%.
Post | 12 Mar 2010
Aviva unveils broker claims guides
Aviva has launched a series on online guides for brokers outline the details of their claims process.
Post | 12 Mar 2010
Renaissance Re, Everest Re deliver loss estimates
Bermudian reinsurers Everest Re and Renaissance Re have said that they will be hit by losses from the Chilean earthquake earlier in March.
Reinsurance | 11 Mar 2010
Chile hit by two major aftershocks
Chile has been hit by two aftershocks from the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck of its coast less than a fortnight ago.
Post | 11 Mar 2010
Consumer protection committee proposed
The Financial Services Authority, Office of Fair Trading and Financial Ombudsman Service have proposed the creation of a consumer protection committee to scan for emerging risks.
Post | 11 Mar 2010
The Aldermanbury Declaration - watch the debate
If you missed yesterday's live webinar debating the recently launched Aldermanbury Declaration it is now available for viewing on-demand.
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11 Mar 2010 | 
Baugh to head up European operation in Chartis shake-up
James Shea, currently regional president for Chartis Central Europe & Commonwealth of Independent States, will become managing director of Chartis UK.
Post | 11 Mar 2010
Hannover Re posts substantial profit growth
Hannover Re closed 2009 by generating an operating profit in excess of one billion euros for the first time.
Reinsurance | 11 Mar 2010
Mutual body blasts solvency II plans
"If the principle of proportionality introduced by Solvency II does not work in practice, we are likely to see aggressive market consolidation," claims AMICE boss.
Post | 11 Mar 2010
CEA: still time to get Solvency II right despite fears over Ceiops
A new CEA report demonstrates that overly prudent capital requirements would restrict the insurance industry's role not only as a risk-absorber but also as an institutional investor financing long-term economic growth.
Post | 11 Mar 2010
Law firm backs referral fees
Law firm Minster Law has spoken out in support of referral fees.
Post | 10 Mar 2010
Pick of the week
Post reporter Leigh Jackson outlines the major news stories from this week's issue of Post.
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10 Mar 2010 |
The Aldermanbury Declaration - live webinar today at 3:30. Sign up now
Post, as part of its Investing in the Profession Campaign, is hosting this week a special, live, and interactive, online debate on the insurance industry's latest initiative to boost professionalism - The Aldermanbury Declaration.
Post | 10 Mar 2010
Fortis UK profit down £47m
Fortis reports non-life profit before tax and interest of £29m, down from £76m in 2008, with CEO Barry Smith attributing reduced profit to “challenging market conditions.”
Post | 10 Mar 2010
Interglobal
International private medical insurer Interglobal has appointed Nicola Norris as business development manager, with responsibility for building distribution and sales of individual and group PMI in the UK through the intermediary channel.
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10 Mar 2010 
Giant
Colin Hutchinson has been appointed senior regional underwriter at Giant to head up the Belfast office it opened last year.
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10 Mar 2010
Ansvar
Ansvar Insurance has appointed Richard Lane to the newly created role of sales director.
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10 Mar 2010
Biba 2010 Countdown: Get to know your Biba representatives.
With 10 weeks to go before the start of the British Insurance Brokers¹ Association conference, Post has decided to shine a light on some of the perhaps lesser-known staff at the trade body. This week, we talk to Lindsay Campbell, Biba executive assistant.
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10 Mar 2010
Kennedys
Iain Sharp has joined Kennedys in Singapore as a partner in the maritime & international trade practice.
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10 Mar 2010
Zurich
Two new regional managers have joined Zurich's North American environmental team.
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10 Mar 2010
Arc Angels marathon run for Sense
Arc Legal Assistance director Richard Finan and Arc senior claims and complaints adviser Ian Brown will run this year's London Marathon on behalf of the legal expenses firm's charity arm Arc Angels.
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10 Mar 2010
Thornside pet insurance
Thornside, the pet insurance division of Capita Insurance Distribution, is to work with Home Retail Group to provide and administer its new pet insurance programme in Ireland.
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10 Mar 2010
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