Ireland
Irish health insurer VHI signs deal with Berkshire Hathaway
State-owned Irish health insurer VHI has signed a €700m deal with US investor Warren Buffet’s company Berkshire Hathaway.
Protect Your Bubble launches in Ireland
Specialist gadget insurer Protect Your Bubble launched today in the Republic of Ireland.
Protect Your Bubble head has “high hopes” as it launches in Ireland
Specialist gadget insurer Protect Your Bubble launched today in the Republic of Ireland, a market it said had “a high proliferation of gadgets and an unmet need for specialist insurance”.
Questgates expands footprint to include Dublin
Loss adjuster Questgates has opened its first Dublin regional office.
Questgates expands presence with office in Dublin
Loss adjuster Questgates has opened an office in Dublin.
DIMA appoints new board members at AGM
Dublin International Insurance & Management Association, the representative body for Ireland domiciled reinsurers, elected five directors to its board at its AGM last week.
Marsh’s Hodgins elected to DIMA board
Dublin International Insurance & Management Association, the representative body for the international reinsurance industry in Ireland, has elected five directors to its board.
Coface downgrades Eurozone GDP after Germany concerns
Economists at cred insurer Coface, are downgrading their GDP growth forecast for the Eurozone, reflecting concern about Germany, the largest EU economy.
XL launches new products for Irish financial firms
XL Group has launched five new insurance products for financial institutions in Ireland, which they say address firm's reliance of on IT infrastructure for services and distribution.
Ace appoints Bartolo as UK & Ireland environmental risk manager
Ace Group has hired environmental consultant Emma Bartolo to manage its UK & Ireland environmental liability book.
Uninsured drivers in Ireland increase premiums by €40
Motor group the AA has found in a survey that 7% of drivers are hit by uninsured drivers in the Republic of Ireland.
RSA acquires Aon’s Irish PL business
RSA has struck a deal to purchase AonInsure.ie, a personal lines price comparison site operated in Ireland by broking giant Aon.
RSA acquires Aon's Irish personal lines business
RSA Insurance Ireland has acquired Aon's Irish personal lines business.
Insurers slammed in Irish data protection report
The prosecution of three large insurers for breaking data protection laws feature highly in the 2012 annual report by Irish Data Protection Commissioner, the Irish Independent reported.
Liberty eyes remaining Quinn stake
Liberty Insurance’s Irish chief executive has said the group wants to wrestle full control of the former Quinn Insurance Group.
Ireland "needs to keep itself competitive" warns XL Re president
Ireland needs to maintain its favorable regulatory climate to retain its position as a reinsurance hub, the chief executive officer of XL Re has warned.
Norgrove elected president of Insurance Institute of Ireland
Zurich Insurance chief executive Ken Norgrove is to take the reins at the Insurance Institute of Ireland.
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The top five European news stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Irish insurers expect significant growth in 2013
More than half of (re)insurance companies in Ireland experienced growth in 2012, according to a members' survey by the Dublin International Insurance and Management Association.
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Chubb Europe reshuffles financial lines team
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe unveiled two senior finanical lines appointments today.
DCS Global opens office in Ireland
DCS Global, a division of Triton Global Group has opened its first office in Dublin, Ireland.
Top five European news stories
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Ace UK & Ireland swoops for Chubb casualty manager
Mark Roberts has been appointed casualty manager for Ace UK & Ireland as it invests in building its liability insurance capabilities across the region.