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Axa-owned Bluefin strikes alliance with US broker
Axa-owned Bluefin has become an inaugral member of Equity Risk Partners Global, a worldwide alliance focused exclusively on the needs of the private equity sector.
Axa-owned Bluefin strikes alliance with US broker
Axa-owned Bluefin has become an inaugral member of Equity Risk Partners Global, a worldwide alliance focused exclusively on the needs of the private equity sector.
QBE names Europe boss
QBE has promoted Petko Tonchev to general manager for Central and Eastern Europe.
QBE names Europe boss
QBE has promoted Petko Tonchev to general manager for Central and Eastern Europe.
Nat cat losses more than double average in first half 2010
Insurers’ losses from natural catastrophes, including the February earthquake in Chile, totaled $22 billion in the first half of the year, more than double the average for the period since 2000, according to Munich Re.
Claims - Real estate: Estate of play
With real estate investment going global, Graham Smart examines the insurance industry's approach to protecting the assets involved.
Chartis confirms London will be base for restructured European operation
Chartis today announced its new structure for the European Economic Area countries and Switzerland.
Chartis confirms London will be base for restructured European operation
Chartis today announced its new structure for the European Economic Area countries and Switzerland.
Insurance Insight July
Insurance Insight’s July edition is now live.
Technology - Global platforms: One size won't fit all
As online distribution becomes more ubiquitous, Paul Ferris warns that such platforms must be used with sensitivity to local practices.
Non-life weathers storm
In the UK non-life premiums fell 3.1% to $92bn (£61bn) in 2009 (which ranked it fourth behind the US, Japan and Germany) out of a total of $309bn (which ranked the UK third behind the US and Japan), and that insurance penetration was 12.9%, according to…
Swiss Re: global non-life premium dips 0.1% in 2009 to $1 735bn
According to Swiss Re’s latest “World insurance in 2009” sigma study, world insurance premium volume fell 1.1% on an inflation-adjusted basis.
Swiss Re: global non-life premium dips 0.1% in 2009 to $1 735bn
According to Swiss Re’s latest “World insurance in 2009” sigma study, world insurance premium volume fell 1.1% on an inflation-adjusted basis.
Execs would not be surpised if Eurozone shrinks, report claims
Rising sovereign debt in the developed world is one of the main concerns for the world’s business leaders and financial executives, according to 440 senior executives who participated in a survey commissioned by RBC Capital Markets.
Execs would not be surpised if Eurozone shrinks, report claims
Rising sovereign debt in the developed world is one of the main concerns for the world’s business leaders and financial executives, according to 440 senior executives who participated in a survey commissioned by RBC Capital Markets.
Aon Benfield agrees Cologne University partnership
Insurance broker Aon Benfield has partnered with the University of Cologne to conduct advanced research into European windstorms.
Aon Benfield agrees Cologne University partnership
Insurance broker Aon Benfield has partnered with the University of Cologne to conduct advanced research into European windstorms.
Hannover Re admits interest in Aegon unit
German reinsurer Hannover Re has expressed a slight interest in a potential acquisition of the reinsurance business of Dutch insurer Aegon, a spokeswoman for Hannover Re told news agency DPA-AFX.
Hannover Re admits interest in Aegon unit
German reinsurer Hannover Re has expressed a slight interest in a potential acquisition of the reinsurance business of Dutch insurer Aegon, a spokeswoman for Hannover Re told news agency DPA-AFX.
Mexican body joins international trading agreement
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors has admitted Comision Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas, Mexico to the list of signatories of the IAIS Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding.
Mexican body joins international trading agreement
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors has admitted Comision Nacional de Seguros y Fianzas, Mexico to the list of signatories of the IAIS Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding.
Fitch more positive on German public sector insurers
German public sector insurers have seen a significant improvement in their financial position after having been adversely affected by the global financial crisis in 2008.
Fitch more positive on German public sector insurers
German public sector insurers have seen a significant improvement in their financial position after having been adversely affected by the global financial crisis in 2008.
Interview - Stephanie Watkins: From speeding tickets to cricket wickets
Leigh Jackson talks to HSB UK's American chief executive officer and managing director of engineering insurance Stephanie Watkins about her past as a police officer in the US and her curious love for cricket.