Travel insurance
XL named as largest solicitors' PI provider
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has named XL as the largest player in the solicitors' professional indemnity insurance market.
Zurich to re-launch HNW travel product before end of the year
Zurich has revealed plans to re-launch its high net worth travel insurance product, in a move which coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the firm's Zurich Private Clients HNW business.
First Assist launches non-standard travel insurance service
White label specialist First Assist Insurance Services has launched a non-standard risk service for people who exceed medical thresholds or age limits.
Collinson agrees Ancile Insurance travel cover deal
Collinson Insurance Group is to provide underwriting capacity for Ancile Insurance's retail travel insurance business.
Mondial reshuffles sales team
Mondial Assistance UK has restructured its sales team just a fortnight before it becomes Allianz Global Assistance.
Ageas mobilises anti-fraud database for motor book
Ageas has signed up to an anti-fraud database for underwriting and claims management in its motor book.
Zurich launches major UAE marketing campaign to raise GI profile
Zurich has launched a major new marketing campaign to support its suite of personal insurance products in the United Arab Emirates.
Equality Act: Age concern
The Home Office has exempted the insurance industry from the Equality Act, allowing underwriters to continue using age as a risk factor. But will Europe intervene as it did with gender?
Top five Asian news stories
The top five Asian stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Travel claims double in China with flight delays main culprit
Flight delays are the main reason for claiming on travel insurance policies in China.
Foreign Office launches travel campaign
The Foreign Office and Abta have unveiled a campaign urging holidaymakers to take out travel insurance, highlighting the dangers of balcony jumping.
Pannone wins Aria Assistance legal services tender
Aria Assistance, the newly launched independent firm that evolved from the management buy out of Europ Assistance, has appointed Pannone Affinity Solutions to provide legal advice and services support.
L&G confirms pet and travel insurance offerings
Major household insurer Legal & General has confirmed it will launch pet, travel and mid-net worth insurance products before the end of the year.
Top five European news stories
The top five European stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
Ace hopes to bolster EMEA travel team with triple appointment
Ace has made a trio of international appointments in its Europe, Middle East and Africa travel team in a bid to strengthen its travel business across the region.
Allianz, Generali and Munich Re dominate as European travel insurance market prospers
European markets for travel insurance and assistance continue to flourish with Allianz, Generali and Munich Re heading the market.
Russia and Romania travel insurance markets thrive in economic crisis
Travel insurance in Russia, Romania and Turkey boomed between 2008 and 2012, despite the Eurozone crisis, while the UK and Ireland saw foreign travel decline, new research has revealed.
One Group confirms job losses
Travel claims and assistance specialist The One Group has confirmed redundancies following the loss of a contract with a key client.
Travel cancellation insurance must be opt-in, ECJ rules
Online travel agents can no longer automatically include travel cancellation insurance in the price of plane tickets bought on the internet, following a ruling by the European Court of Justice.
Aria Assistance teams up with Ageas and Aviva on emergency help products
The newly-independent Europ Assistance team Aria Assistance is working with a host of major insurers providing policyholders with commercial and personal lines emergency services.
RAC sells Ace travel product
RAC is to sell travel insurance in the UK after striking a deal with Ace Group.
Mapfre consolidates Italian position with travel tie-up
Mapfre Assistance has signed an agreement with Intermundial company,the third biggest Spanish travel insurance group by market share, to provide a range of policies on the Italian market.
Zurich launches travel products for UAE residents
Zurich Insurance Group has launched a suite of travel insurance products specifically tailored for residents of the United Arab Emirates.
I-Smart targets 'big market share' after launching insurance offering
Claims management firm I-Smart is eyeing a "significant insurance market share" after launching an initial range of products such as gadget, home and travel insurance.