INSTITUTIONAL investors have slowed their uptake of electronic trading,in part to prop up the shrinking commissions being paid to Australia's battling brokers,new research suggests. The latest review of Australian brokers,carried out by ...
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Speech by the Mayor There is a great city surrounded by the Yangtze and the Jailing River; this is the City of Chongqing arising on the confluence of the 2 rivers. Chongqing has a 3,000-year long history, a trading port opened for 100 ...
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Insurance software provider Xuber has teamed up with insurance software house Innovation Group to build an advanced analytics tools'Xuber Analytics',which is scheduled to roll out in early 2013. Designed to offer powerful and ...
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Canadian Broker Network (CBN) has signed an agreement to acquire Intact Financial's affiliate South Western Insurance Group Limited. Terms of the transaction were undisclosed and is likely to close by the end of the year. Canadian ...
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South Africa-based non-life insurer Santam has selected Guidewire Software PolicyCenter as its new underwriting and policy administration solution. In addition to Guidewire Rating Management to benefit more precise rating and pricing ...
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BancorpSouth Insurance Services has selected the ProspX platform, a web-based, sales collaboration platform to streamline communication and also enhance visibility with its prospects and clients. According to the company, BancorpSouth ...
US-based global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J Gallagher & Co has purchased 78.5% interest in Insurance Dialogue of Bournemouth (IDL), England. The amount of transitions and terms of the agreement have not ...
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Argo Group International subsidiary Alteris has acquired John Sutak Insurance Brokers, the firm that developed first specialty insurance program for the wine industry, known as WineRe. The acquisition of WineRe program will complement ...
ACE USA, the US based retail operations of the ACE Group, has launched its enhanced international casualty coverage, ACE ATLAS CMPSM, for industry-specific multinational commercial customers in the US. ACE said its new enhanced program is ...
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Ebix, a supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance industry has acquired TriSystems, a Londoner online insurance trading hub that facilitates commercial insurance and reinsurance transactions between London ...
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Tokio Marine Holdings has completed the purchase of Delphi Financial and will perform as a member of the Tokio Marine. Safety National Casualty, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delphi Financial, CEO Mark Wilhelm said Tokio Marine's ...
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Assurant has unveiled a new insurance solution for commercial solar project developments with an aim to assist developers to mitigate risks and support project financing. The new product, suitable for 100KW to three megawatts solar ...
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Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC is likely to introduce a public hire taxi product in early November 2012, marking its entry into the specialist motor underwriting market. Available through the firm's QuoteMac trading ...
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OneBeacon Professional Insurance (OBPI) has partnered with Managed Care Services, a division of Swett & Crawford, to underwrite liability insurance solutions for Managed Care Organizations. Managed Care Services senior vice president ...
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US underwriter conglomerate Arthur J Gallagher & Co has acquired Contego Underwriting in London, for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, Contego Underwriting's Charles Parmenter and his associates will continue to trade from their current ...
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