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Swiss Re hire Bell as American chairman
Walter A. Bell has been appointed by Swiss Re to serve as Swiss Re America Holding Corporation’s chairman.
He will leave behind his role as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Insurance, which he has occupied for the last 5 years, to take up his new position, which is effective from 2 September.
During his tenure as [...]
Legal & General urge holidaymakers to take out insurance
Legal & General has conducted research which reveals that the effects of the credit crunch has given the British public pause for thought when considering holiday plans.
More than a quarter (26%) replied that they were now not going on holiday, with a fifth stating they were to go on a less expensive holiday.
Almost two-fifths (39%) [...]
Which? calls price comparison sites “misleading”
Which? is asserting that financial comparison websites are misleading Britons.
The consumer watchdog has carried out a study which revealed that “best buy” quotes obtained across various financial comparison sites can vary by hundreds of pounds, despite that fact that exactly the same information has been entered into each site.
Checks were run on three of [...]
Arthur J. Gallagher buys Texas broker
Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, one of the world’s largest Insurance brokers, has acquired Texas-based retail broker Wm. W. George & Associates Inc.
Details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Wm. W. George & Associates, based in Dallas, was established in 1972, and offers risk management and employee benefit services, as well as commercial property, casualty, [...]
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Jaguar XF picks up motor award
The Jaguar XF has been given a top automobile award from an industry publication.Auto Express has given its Car of the Year prize to the vehicle as part of its New Car Honours 2008 ceremony.This is the latest prize the model has picked up since it was launched in March, following gongs from What Car? [...]
Motorists ‘face price increase at auction’
Drivers in the UK could be set to pay more when it comes to buying cars at auction in the future, a motor industry body has claimed.Research from the RMI Society of Motor Auctions (SMA) has found that prices will have to go up at auction houses in order to accommodate new economic pressures.According to [...]
Aviva offers Norwich Union customers an average of £1000 each
There is good news on the horizon for around one million Norwich Union customers, as the Insurance giant Aviva, created from a merger of Norwich Union and CGU, is offering them a cash windfall of an average £1000. The news came after Aviva reported a rise of 12% in profits. …
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Vehicle insurance fraud costing millions each week
According to recently released figures motor Insurance fraud is now costing around £5 million a week, with the number of fraudulent claims having risen by a massive 70% in the space of three years. Last year the Insurance industry uncovered around 24,000 fraudulent claims that were valued at £260 million, …
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Watchdog may make changes to PPI prices and sales
The Competition Commission has decided that it may make some changes to the pricing of Payment Protection Insurance as well as to the way that it is sold, after further evidence that PPI is still being mis-sold and consumers are being ripped off over the cost of PPI.
PPI has …
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Different Types Of Holiday insurance And What They Cover
Different Types Of Holiday Insurance And What They Cover August 19, 2008 – 6:13 am Holiday Insurance is something that every vacationer ought to seriously consider and make a part of his or her travel budget because it will provide Insurance to meet any financial problems as well as other losses that [...]
The sentiment and technical analysis for Augest 18, 2008
The sentiment and technical analysis for Augest 18, 2008 0 Market wrap-up: (from this morning’s update)Today there is no economic data or news on the agenda, therefore the market trades off of strictly sentiment and technical analysis…. Well the sentiment is quite obvious!!!! S.P.’s: this morning’s update [...]
This Is How People Break Their Cameras
This Is How People Break Their Cameras An Insurance group in the UK just released statistics data on how their customers break their cameras, almost all of which are hilarious scenarios if you try and picture it happening. • 1/6 blame children or dogs • 3/100 run over their camera with a [...]
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