XL Group, an insurance and re-insurance company, has appointed Louise Dennerstahl as head of its International Professional insurance business in the UK. Dennerstahl previously worked with Zurich Insurance as CEO of the Nordic region. ...
Ashgrove Insurance, a UK-based independent general insurance broker, has acquired Lloyd Howard Insurance Services for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 1920s, the Manchester-based broker Lloyd Howard has a gross written premium worth over ...
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The Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP), a firm that manages the increasing costs of medical professional liability coverage, has expanded its CAPAssurance medical professional liability program to include large physician groups. ...
Hong Kong insurance industry has reported gross premiums of $143.7bn in the first half ended on 30 June 2013 (H1), up 14.5%, compared during the same period in 2012, according to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. For the long ...
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OAMPS Insurance Brokers, an Australia-based specialist schemes insurance broking firm, has added a new fleet product for the haulage market in the UK. The new fleet product includes the full range of OAMPS' current cover extensions, ...
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Mobile data services, external controller-based storage systems, business IT services and enterprise application software will all contribute to healthy growth in information technology (IT) in China, according to a new report from Gartner. ...
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It will also open its corporate offices in Sydney during the week Twitter is all set to commission its new and first Australian headquarters during the current week, hiring ex-Google Asia-Pacific executive Karen Stocks as its managing ...
Abu Dhabi National Insurance (ADNIC) launched a new suite of medical insurance products after collecting feedback from major brokers, customers and insurance partners. The new suite of products is divided into four tiers named platinum, ...
Radian Guaranty, a mortgage insurance subsidiary of Radian Group (RDN), has inked a master transaction agreement related to a group of 25,760 first-lien mortgage loans held by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac became delinquent as of 31 December ...
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Indian insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has decided to fight against mis-selling by educating insurance agents through a training project. The incidences of mis-selling have grown, particularly ...
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Swiss insurer Helvetia Group has posted a net income after tax of CHF179.4m ($192.7m) for the first half of 2013, an increase of 13.4% compared to CHF158.2m ($170m) for the same period last year. The company's business volume grew by 4.7% ...
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Chinese online apparel and accessory retailer Mecox Lane Ltd. (NASDAQ: MCOX) reported a net loss of USD 6.2 million for the quarter ended June 30 this year. It released unaudited financial results for the quarter on August 14 and ...
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Chinese online 3C retailer JD.com required all of its employees to use Yixin, a mobile instant messaging (IM) tool similar to WeChat, when they conduct business communications. It said in an internal email on August 26 that in order to ...
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ALI partners with Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP) to administer the computer-based tests in Canada. Canadian candidates enrolled in the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) Lift Inspector Certification Program now have more options for ...
China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY1.661 trillion (US$270.7 billion) in January-July 2013, growing 23.8% on year, according to statistics by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The total ...
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