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CNA Europe mulls Lloyd's potential
CNA Europe has not discounted a return to Lloyd's, a decade after its US parent sold its managing general agent to Chaucer, Post has learnt.
Amlin to sponsor Essex Cricket Club
Amlin today announced it has entered into an initial three-year partnership with Essex Cricket to support the growth and development of first class cricket within the county.
Execution Noble recommends “sell” for RSA
Execution Noble, the international investment banking group, has made recommendations for a number of sectors, including “buy” for Aviva and Axa and “sell” for RSA.
Ace boosts trade credit team
Specialty insurer Ace Global Markets has made five appointments to its trade credit teams in London and New York.
Post in print - 8 April
Rehab hits general election agenda; Zurich rethink in wake of Quinn; RSA reviews energy strategy; Marsh wins Commenwealth double; and Capita reflects on McLarens Toplis.
Countdown to PZU IPO begins
Poland’s government and insurance group Eureko plan to start taking orders next week for at least 5.5bn zloty ($1.9 bn) of shares in PZU, Poland’s largest insurer.
Myners scraps Class Action plan in rush to get Financial Services Bill through
The Government has dropped its controversial plans in the Financial Services Bill to allow class actions against financial institutions.
Heath Lambert appointed insurance advisor for borders railway project
Heath Lambert’s specialist project risks team has been appointed as the insurance advisor for transport Scotland’s borders railway project. The rail scheme will be the first design build finance and maintain railway in the UK and delivered with private…
Countdown to PZU IPO begins
Poland’s government and insurance group Eureko plan to start taking orders next week for at least 5.5bn zloty ($1.9 bn) of shares in PZU, Poland’s largest insurer.
Insurers gain the upper hand over aggregators
The balance of power is shifting away from aggregators and back towards insurers — a trend the latter should capitalise on while pursuing a more collaborative approach.
GI industry braces for battle with Ceiops
The Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Supervisors has been urged to lower its solvency capital requirement standard formula following the opening of the pre-application process for internal models.
Bosses back Tory NI pledge
Axa UK group chief executive Nicolas Moreau and his Jardine Lloyd Thompson counterpart Dominic Burke were among 23 UK business leaders who publicly backed the Conservative party's pledge on National Insurance.
Goldean to step down from Scottish Re
Scottish Re Group, the (re)insurer in run-off, said that its president and CEO Paul Goldean will step down at the end of the month.
Quake hits Indonesia
An earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, news reports have said, however so far no significant damage has been reporter.
Charles Taylor appoints new insurance board
A new board of directors has been appointed at Charles Taylor Insurance Services as the latest stage of the development of the business.
RSA and Catlin confirm FSA solvency II support roles
RSA and Catlin have been named as two of the insurers which worked with the Financial Services Authority on a Solvency II pilot scheme to design the internal models and work out how they will be approved by the regulator.
Beazley latest Lloyd's insurer to give first quarter nat cat estimates
Beazley today announced its estimated net losses arising from the earthquake in Chile over the weekend of 27 to 28 February 2010 to be in the range of $55m to $75m.