Global reinsurance firms Munich Re, Swiss Re and Hannover Re have started contract talks for 2014 with insurance firms, amid growing competition from pension funds, due to increased capital investment. The steady growth of investment by ...
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Swiss insurance and pension firm the Baloise Group has embarked on an agreement to divest its businesses in Croatia and Serbia to the Austrian UNIQA Group, in a EUR75m worth transaction. In Croatia, 'Basler osiguranje Zagreb' offers an ...
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Canterbury District Health Board has settled its quake-related insurance claim and will receive the full amount available under its policy of $320 million. Bruce Matheson, CDHB chair, said it was a relief to have the claim settled. "It is ...
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International insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro today announced it has acquired Doodson Broking Group, the entertainment and sports specialist that also provides full service commercial and private client broking ...
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New Zealand owned life insurer Pinnacle Life has added a new ‘tick box’, which enables policy owners to boost their accidental death coverage by 50% by increasing their current premiums by 20%. The company said that the new ...
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TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia, a unit directly owned by the Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, and its subsidiaries, has agreed to purchase 100% ownership of NFS Group (National Financial Solutions and its subsidiaries), for an undisclosed sum. ...
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Reports that petrol tankers may be breaching vehicle standards requirements following a tanker explosion in New South Wales is a wake-up call to all managers of delivery fleets regarding vehicle maintenance, according to a fleet management ...
US-based life insurer MetLife has received regulatory approval from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to set up a representative office in the country. The company will now concentrate on completing the ...
USI Insurance Services (USI), an insurance brokerage company and consultant based in the US, has launched its private insurance exchange, as part of its strategy to help clients manage their employee benefits. According to the company, it ...
ACE USA has appointed Teresa Black as the new senior vice president & CEO of ACE USA Surety, to lead the underwriting team and develop and cultivate new client and broker relationships. Reporting to Stephen Haney, division president, ACE ...
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Squaremouth, America's fastest growing travel insurance comparison site, is proud to introduce APRIL Travel Protection as its newest travel insurance provider. APRIL Travel Protection adds five new travel insurance policies to ...
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Alliance Group, the international insurance and financial services company, announce the launch of their Thailand operation. With Asia Pacific being a driver for the global economy, many western companies have allocated considerable focus ...
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New China Life (SHSE: 601336) recorded original insurance premium of CNY 72.27 billion from January 1 to September 30 based on the insurance contract-related accounting rules issued by the Ministry of Commerce.
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer insurance company, is now offering Kansas renters coverage. The coverage -- which costs around $10 a month on average* -- is available to residents that live in apartments, condominiums, and houses in the ...
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Seclore, a leader in providing security, privacy and compliance solutions, announces the successful deployment of its flagship Information Rights Management (IRM) technology - Seclore FileSecure - for HDFC Life, one of India's leading ...
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