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Portuguese Tranquilidade's maintains 'BBB-' rating
Portuguese insurer, Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade SA's maintains 'BBB-' insurer financial strength rating on rating watch negative.
Irish regulator banned Quinn family
Irish MP Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has alleged that Financial Regulator Matthew Englefield tied the hands of the Quinn Insurance administrators by banning any bids from the Quinn family.
XL Insurance strengthens international property lines
XL Insurance has appointed Philip Sexton International P&C onshore energy and general property manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordic regions, in a bid to strengthen its international property lines.
BIS 2011: EU economy could go into meltdown, warns former Bank of England boss
The former deputy governor of the Bank of England Sir John Gieve has forecasted the European economy will either slowly limp along to recovery and see unemployment rise or go into complete meltdown.
Waterer to head Marsh Risk Consulting in UK and Ireland
Marsh has promoted its head of UK operational risk practice, Richard Waterer (pictured), to be head of Marsh Risk Consulting in the UK and Ireland.
Waterer to head Marsh Risk Consulting
Marsh has promoted its head of UK operational risk practice, Richard Waterer (pictured), to be head of Marsh Risk Consulting in the UK and Ireland.
Insurance Insight weekly update live
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is live with an article on the pitfalls and opportunities with exporting to the US; and a View from the Top the different approaches being adopted for environmental liability.
Exporting to the US: pitfalls and potential
Exporting to the US could be a solution to Europe’s economic problems but as Pat Drinan explains brokers looking to help out firms venturing into this market need to watch their own back as well as their clients.
View from the top: Environmental variations cause issues
Differing approaches adopted by individual European countries have added complexity to the issue of environmental liability.
PSTF: Cloud technology counters cost while catering for demand fluctuations
Post’s Strategic Technology Forum debated cloud technology from a user’s perspective, the perils of ignoring mobile and risks surrounding social media.
News review 14 - 20 September 2011
A review of news stories which broke between 14 and 20 September 2011.
Crawford shakes up management team
As part of the changes Benedict Burke will be moving from his role as CEO, UK and Ireland.
Chubb appoints Miles as UK and Ireland manager
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe has appointed Jeremy Miles as UK and Ireland manager, with responsibility for all employers in underwriting and distribution in the region.
Chubb promotes underwriter to UK and Ireland manager
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe has appointed Jeremy Miles to UK and Ireland manager.
Exposure to sovereign debt could led to more downgrades
A worsening of the economic or investment landscape could result in an increase in negative outlooks or downgrades for insurers and reinsurers operating in Europe a report has found.
AIR updates European wind and earthquake CAT models
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide has released updates to its Extratropical Cyclone and Earthquake Models for Europe.
Insurance Insight weekly update live
Insurance Insight’s weekly update is live with an article on the growing problem of travel clinic fraud: and a blog asking when the Middle East will stop being an emerging market?
Catastrophe poll result
Find out if the market voted for government to be the fund of last resort in catastrophes?
Guest Blog: Middle East: Emerging or developed?
To understand where the Middle East insurance markets are heading you first have to look at where they are coming from.
Travel clinic fraud: a growing problem
Thousands of holidaymakers who receive medical treatment while travelling abroad are at risk of being overcharged, according to Mike Keating.
Quinn gains takeover approval in Ireland
The European Commission has cleared Liberty Mutual's proposed acquisition of the general insurance business of Quinn Insurance in Ireland.
ABI calls for an end to the “have a go” compensation culture
Leading retailers and business groups join forces with the Association of British Insurers in calling for an end to the “have a go” compensation culture.
Insurance Insight September: Renewable energy, mobile technology and THB
Insurance Insight September is now live with an article on insurers’ growing interest in renewable energy; a look at the new demand for mobile insurance; and an interview with broker THB to find out about its latest expansion plans.
Insurance Insight Q&A: Paul Lindeboom
Broker THB recently made the news with its expansion plans for its Amsterdam office. Insurance Insight caught up with Paul Lindeboom, executive director of THB’s Amsterdam operation, to find out all the news on the new appointments and what the plans are…