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Taiwan insurance industry exposure to PIIGS revealed
Taiwan's insurance firms launched total investments of NT$13.9bn (£295m) in Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain in the first four months of the year.
QBE underwrites RMP's public sector business
QBE Europe will underwrite the public sector business of AJ Gallagher subsidiary Risk Management Partners from 1 July.
Uniqa reports profits up 20% for Q1 2012
The Uniqa Group has reported profit up 20.2% in the quarter one of 2012 to €54.4m (Q1 2011: €45.2m).
Aviva Ireland agrees branch network sale with One Direct
Aviva Ireland is to sell part of its branch network business to general insurance provider, One Direct after three months of evaluations.
Coface recruits former Euler Hermes credit underwriter
Coface UK & Ireland has appointed former Euler Hermes underwiter Dara Hanley as senior underwriter based in Dublin.
McLoughlin returns to Sevitt as project director
Setanta Insurance's former Ireland general manager, Deirdre McLoughlin, has returned to Sevitt Group as project director.
Former Setanta boss McLoughlin joins Matthews at Sevitt
Deirdre McLoughlin, Setanta Insurance's former general manager in Ireland, has returned to the recently expanded Sevitt Group as project director.
MSI Management cites 'favourable business environment' following Dublin move
Mitsui Sumitomo service company MSI Management UK and Ireland is to open a Dublin headquarters to be the intermediary hub for regional underwriting business, underwritten by Syndicate 3210 at Lloyd's.
Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd's opens in Dublin and creates 30 jobs
MSI Management UK and Ireland, the new service company of Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd's, is opening a Dublin headquarters.
Aviva's Moss resigns following pay vote furore
Beleaguered Aviva boss Andrew Moss has bowed to pressure for his resignation following the embarrassment of last week’s shareholder revolt over executive remuneration.
Q&A: Vienna Insurance Group CEO Gunter Geyer
While the economic turmoil of the Eurozone crisis and heavy catastrophe losses eroded the bottom line of many European insurers in 2011, Vienna Insurance Group enjoyed the most profitable year in the group’s history, and avoided having its A+ credit…
Aviva shareholders reject executive pay package at AGM
Insurer Aviva has lost the vote on executive pay at its annual shareholders meeting.
Redomiciling: London calling as tax changes make the UK more attractive
Will a reduction in corporation tax and changes to the Controlled Foreign Companies regime make the UK a more attractive place to domicile?
Price-comparison model questioned as Admiral casts off Italian Chiarezza
Admiral's sale of its Italian aggregator Chiarezza on Monday demonstrates a failure adequately to invest in overseas ventures, and further withdrawal from European aggregators is a possibility for the insurer, according to one analyst.
Ace appoints new leaders of UK and Ireland Retail
Ace Group has promoted a number of senior staff within its Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Liberty offers better car after write offs
Liberty Insurance in Ireland, which took over the Quinn business, has said it will replace written off cars with a newer model or one worth 20% more.
Matthews takes up role as Sevitt CEO
Mike Matthews, the former chief executive of Setanta, has reprised his role as CEO of business solutions provider Sevitt, almost after year after leaving the Irish insurer.
Mayer leaves Aviva as part of management restructure
Igal Mayer has left Aviva as part of a mangement restructure to 'simplify' and 'focus' the business, after little more than a year in his role.
Price-comparison model questioned as Admiral casts off Italian Chiarezza
Admiral's sale of its Italian aggregator Chiarezza on Monday demonstrates a failure adequately to invest in overseas ventures, and further withdrawal from European aggregators is a possibility for the insurer, according to one analyst.
Setanta chief returns to industry as business solutions boss
The former chief executive of Setanta, Mike Matthews, has reprised his role as CEO of business solutions provider Sevitt almost a year after he left the Irish insurer.
Quinn's UK losses rise to €1bn
The collapse of Quinn Insurance could leave Irish policyholders footing a bill for up to €1bn, more than €400m than the original estimate, according to the Irish Independent.
Ecclesiastical targets rapid growth in Ireland
Specialist faith insurer Ecclesiastical plans to treble the size of its Irish business over the next five years, according to a report in the Irish Times.
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Ecclesiastical posts loss, despite Ireland performance
Specialist faith insurance providers Ecclesiastical made an overall pre-tax loss of £7.7m for the full year 2011.