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Top 5 European stories
The top five European stories on www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Co-op’s stock market plans won’t impact GI sale
The Co-Operative has confirmed its plans to sell its general insurance operation have not been impacted by the decision to float its banking division.
Now health appoints Jørgensen as non exec
International health insurance provider, Now Health International has appointed Per Bay Jørgensen as a non-executive director from July 2013.
Collinson Insurance partners with Avanti
Collinson Insurance Group has been selected as new partner for travel insurance solutions by Avanti Insurance.
CMS appoints new insurance partner
CMS Cameron McKenna has appointed Simon Kilgour as reinsurance partner in a bid to strengthen its insurance and reinsurance group.
Airmic 2013: Airmic CEO offers ‘antidote’ to basis clauses problem
Airmic chief executive John Hurrell has told members the body will be more focused on the “technical agenda than ever before” as it tackles issues such as basis clauses.
Axa to invest €10bn in infrastructure debt
France-based insurer Axa plans to invest €10bn in the infrastructure debt market over the next five years as part of its credit diversification strategy.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 20 June 2013
Penny saw several delegates looking a little jaded on the final day of the Airmic 2013 conference in Brighton, but none quite so worse for wear as the good fellows from the Institute of Risk Management.
Penny speed meets... Peter Horton, chief operating officer, LV
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Investing in the profession: Allianz academy invites retail broker applications
Allianz is extending its partners academy to retail brokers, offering access to training courses, networking events and a scholarship scheme to help brokers achieve their Chartered Insurance Institute diploma in insurance.
Balva told to appoint liquidator following FCMC investigation
Latvia’s Financial and Capital Markets Commission has withdrawn all operating licences for insurer Balva and issued a winding up order for the Riga-based firm.
Balva ordered to wind up operations by regulator
Latvia’s Financial and Capital Markets Commission has withdrawn all operating licences for insurer Balva and issued a winding up order for the Riga-based firm.
Post Blog: Andrew Torrance hits Hollywood
It was going to happen one day. I just didn't expect it to be like this - sudden, without fanfare and to another country.
Prettejohn to leave Brit
Brit Insurance’s non-executive director Nicholas Prettejohn will retire from the company’s board at the end of June, following his appointment as non-executive director of the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Market Moves: Recruitment race back in top gear with big moves for Towergate, Bluefin and more
After a muted couple of weeks, the recruitment conveyor belt went into overdrive with an array of high-profile appointments and departures. Major moves included Towergate losing its network division acquisition director to rival Bluefin, two days before…
RSA renews Motability deal with six-month pricing clause
RSA has renewed largest commercial lines contract, having secured the option to re-price policies every six months.
View from the Top: Innovate or face the music
If you can’t collaborate with customers on the front lines, you might as well kiss them goodbye, says Nick Skinner.
Piracy on the rise in West Africa
Piracy attacks on the West African coast are now more frequent than Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau and other organisations said.
Capita's Andrew Beer passes away
Andrew Beer, managing director of Capita Insurance Services’ corporate division, has passed away.
Payment Protection Insurance: Paying the price
With payment protection insurance complaints putting a seemingly never-ending financial strain on the industry, can the product ever bounce back?
Allianz's UK CEO in US move
Andrew Torrance is to take over as chief executive of Allianz’s US-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company after a decade as CEO of Allianz UK.
Indian insurers trial telematics
A box which monitors driver's behaviour to help adjust premiums is being trialled by several insurers in India.
Dutch insurance association rues "missed opportunity" on flood cover
The Dutch Association of Insurers has issued a stark warning on flood cover, after the Consumer & Market authority declared its proposed flood solution "violated competition law".
Competition watchdog says Dutch flood proposals are anti-competitive
The Netherlands’ Consumer & Market Authority has delivered a blow to plans to make flood coverage mandatory from January 2014, saying the proposals violate competition law.