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Hong Kong’s slow moving health market
Although health insurance could be described as a sleepy business in Hong Kong, potential government reforms could bring about a shake-up in the market as Andrew Tjaardstra reports.
Generali secures €2bn revolving credit facility
Italian insurer Generali has signed deal for up to €2bn in revolving credit facilities, in a bid to improve its “flexibility to manage future liquidity needs in a volatile environment”.
Your Say: Catastrophic loss of not upgrading
The recent article, Technology: Out with the old fashion systems covered a number of valid points warning of the dangers of relying upon legacy systems.
Your Say: Setting telematics standards
The global not-for-profit organisation serving the insurance and related industries, Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development, recently announced its plans to bring together a working group made up of insurers, carriers and third…
Zurich opens commercial insurance premiums books
Zurich has launched a guide for brokers to help explain how premiums, profits and losses are calculated.
Your Say: Disputing road traffic data
Your article "Whiplash: Whipping up a storm" stated that there had been a 20% decrease in road traffic accidents between 2006 and 2010.
Oak MD Trott to retire
Bob Trott, who has led Oak Underwriting since 2003, is to retire at the end of June, with RSA personal lines broker MD Jill White set to temporarily replace him.
Brokerbility’s Ashwin Mistry set to take CII helm in 2014
Ashwin Mistry is set to become president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) in 2014, Post’s sister title Insurance Age has revealed.
Search for independent midwives PI cover at Lloyd's 'a non-starter'
Independent midwives in search of professional indemnity insurance have experienced a further setback after an attempt to track down underwriting capacity from the Lloyd’s market drew a blank.
Spain investigated by EC over health insurance card failures
The European Commission has demanded information from Spain over complaints that Spanish hospitals are refusing to honour the European Health Insurance Card scheme.
Over 50% of insurers lack proper conduct risk strategy
More than half of insurers do not have a clearly defined conduct risk strategy in place, a PWC survey found.
EC investigates Spain for failing to honour EHIC scheme
The European Commission has demanded information from Spain over complaints that Spanish public hospitals are refusing to honour the European Health Insurance Card scheme.
Regional players may miss Solvency II deadline
Solvency II must be implemented in January 2016, whether or not the continent's smaller, regional are prepared, according to Charles Juniper, analyst at Ovum.
US affiliate tax is simply “revenue grab” says trade body
Trade bodies representing the European and Bermudian reinsurance community have condemned the US attempt to introduce a tax on affiliate reinsurance.
Travel insurers' costs rise as Spain ignores European agreement
Travel insurers are picking up the bill for treatments their policyholders are entitled to under European conventions, after Spanish hospitals are refusing to accept their European Health Insurance Cards.
ABI blames Spanish hospitals for unnecessary travel insurance payouts
British holidaymakers in possession of a European Health Insurance Card are being urged not to accept refusal of state medical treatment in Spain.
Hiscox signs deal with Jelf
Hiscox has partnered with Jelf to supply for the broker’s management liability business.
Trimble tops the commercial fleet telematics leaderboard, claims survey
Telematics provider Trimble has been ranked top of ABI Research’s competitive assessment of the commercial fleet telematics industry, with Telogis and Omnitracs occupying second and third places respectively.
Singapore insurance workers can expect 5% pay rise in 2014, according to the Hay Group
According to management consultancy the Hay Group, insurance workers in Singapore can expect an average 5% pay rise next year.
Arista hires ex-Axa underwriter for senior development role
Commercial lines underwriting specialist Arista has appointed Claire Morris as senior development underwriter to its Southampton office.
APC lifts its limits to quote up to £50m risks online
Commercial insurance underwriting agency, APC, has increased the limits on the majority of its public and products liability risks to £10m and property risks to £50m, in a bid to help smaller brokers snare larger clients.
London market's global needs drive innovation says Xchanging
Technological innovation is needed to ensure it is “as easy to do business in London as it is anywhere else”. This was the key message from Xchanging’s Services and Innovation Market Forum today.
Post magazine – 30 May 2013
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.