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a Further Dramatic Fall in The Rouble Is Failed to Stem by Russia's Central Bank

Dec 28, 2014

Russia's central bank failed to stem a further dramatic fall in the rouble on Thursday despite raising the headline interest rate to 10.5%. The central bank, which has used billions of dollars worth of foreign reserves in a desperate ...

Tags: Russia's Central Bank, ruble

Demand for New Homes Fell Slightly in July

Aug 19, 2014

Demand for new homes fell slightly in July, the first monthly decline since January 2013, while the supply of new properties coming onto the market increased for the second consecutive month, according to the July RICS Residential Market ...

Tags: UK, Furniture, Furnishing

Tangiers Petroleum (U/R) Proposed Takeover Offer for Jacka Resources

Dec 10, 2013

Tangiers Petroleum (u/r) Proposed takeover offer for Jacka Resources. The proposed takeover is an all share offer of 0.468 Tangiers shares for every share in Jacka Resources, implying a pre-merger share price of 11.1p for Tangiers (shares ...

Tags: Oil and Gas News, London Market, Tangiers, Jacka

JLT Inked an Agreement to Acquire Towers Watson's Reinsurance Brokerage Business

Sep 20, 2013

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) has inked an agreement to acquire Towers Watson's (TW) reinsurance brokerage business, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $250m. The acquisition is part of JLT's strategy to establish global ...

Tags: Service

Towers Watson Has Placed Its Reinsurance Broking Arm for Sale

Sep 5, 2013

New York-based risk and financial management firm Towers Watson has placed its reinsurance broking arm for sale. The company is also planning to rope in one of the Wall Street banks to sell the business. The sale price has not been ...

Tags: Towers Watson, Service

Willis Group Has Named Michael Harden as The New CEO of Willis Re Bermuda

Aug 12, 2013

Global risk advisor, insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Group has named Michael Harden as the new CEO of Willis Re Bermuda, effective from 1 January 2014. Currently serving as chairman of Willis Re Australia, Harden has experience in ...

Tags: Bermuda Operations, Willis Re

Taxis Cannot Be Booked From a Telephone Service

Jun 13, 2013

A Moscow-based luxury taxi start-up is hoping to expand beyond Russia, targeting London as its next destination in a determined, technology-driven business plan. Wheely already operates a fleet of Mercedes around Russia's capital, ...

Tags: taxi app, Computer Products

Eurobase Insurance Unveiled Its Next-Generation Platform, Synergy2

May 14, 2013

Eurobase Insurance Solutions has unveiled its next-generation platform, synergy2, intended to efficiently transact business without any limitations. Designed to be reconfigurable to clients' business needs, the synergy2 is a fully ...

Tags: Eurobase Insurance, Synergy2

Aviva Introduced Its New Online Portal Known as Marketplace,to Access Over 40 Products

May 9, 2013

Aviva, a UK multinational insurance company, has introduced its new online portal known as Marketplace, in a bid to enbale brokers to access over 40 products catering risks in niche and specialist markets. Aviva interim intermediary and ...

Tags: Aviva, Specialist Risks

XL Offers Shariah Compliant Insurance Cover to Large Corporate and Middle Market Clients

May 9, 2013

XL Group will offer Shariah compliant insurance cover to large corporate and middle market clients, targeting market on a global basis, excluding the US and Canada. Offered through underwriting agency Cobalt Underwriting, the new ...

Tags: XL, Compliant Insurance

High-Tech Venture Capital in The UK and Ireland Ended The Year with POUND209m invested

Feb 22, 2013

High-tech venture capital in the UK and Ireland ended the year on a high note with £209m invested in 60 companies compared to £129m in 48 deals in Q4 2011, says Ascendant, the tech-focussed investment company. Over 2012 as a ...

Tags: High-tech venture capital, investment company, Consumer Electronics

Xuber Has Launched a Fully-Integrated Claims Management Service

Jan 28, 2013

Xchanging's insurance software business Xuber has launched a fully-integrated claims management service, to meet the needs of commercial insurer and reinsurer across the globe. Dubbed as Xuber Claims, the platform can be deployed ...

Tags: Xchanging, insurance software, Xuber

ACE Appointed David Mann as Senior Underwriter

Dec 31, 2012

ACE Tempest Re, the global reinsurance business of the ACE Group, has appointed David Mann as senior underwriter, structured and medical malpractice reinsurance, effective from 1 January 2013. Based in London, Mann in his new role will be ...

Tags: ACE Tempest Re, reinsurance, ACE Group, insurance

Xchanging Signed an Extension Contract to Continue Offering The IMR to London Market

Dec 17, 2012

Xchanging, a business process and technology service provider, has signed an extension contract to continue offering the Insurers' Market Repository (IMR) to London market. Awarded following robust negotiations, including a competitive ...

Tags: IMR, London market, extension contract

Ebix Has Acquired Trisystems in London

Dec 7, 2012

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 ...

Tags: Ebix, TriSystems, on-demand software, e-commerce services, insurance

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