Travel insurance
Starr expects "rapid expansion" after gaining Japan licence
Starr Indemnity & Liability has been granted a foreign non-life insurance licence in Japan.
Non-standard risks: looking for an alternative
With a large number of insurers wary of taking on non-standard personal lines risks, specialists are carving their own niche.
Starr expands in APAC with Singapore direct licence
Insurance and travel assistance group Starr Companies has been granted a direct general licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to operate as a direct insurer in the republic.
Mondial Assistance to sell cover through travel club
Travel insurer Mondial Assistance UK has secured a new contract with luxury travel club Voyage Privé to administer the sale of single trip travel insurance policies.
Croatian Insurance Market - Latest market trends
Challenging economic conditions saw most lines in the Croation insurance sector suffer. Hvroje Paukovic provides an overview of the market.
Mapfre's new chairman predicts growth
Antonio Huertas has said the Spanish insurer expects to achieve revenues of more than €25,000m in 2012, equivalent to a 6% increase, in a year that will be "hard" and "demanding".
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The top 10 stories from www.insuranceinsight.eu over the past seven days.
Travel insurance becomes compulsory in Malasyia
From 1 March, those travelling out of Malaysia will be required to buy travel insurance.
Mapfre and CEA join forces to target French travel market
Mapfre Asistencia has signed a strategic agreement with French firm Compagnie Européenne d'Assurances for joint operations in the French travel insurance sector.
Cigna relocates Europe HQ to London
Insurer Cigna is relocating the European headquarters of its international health, life and accident business from Madrid to London in a bid to be closer to its largest revenue stream.
Interview: Opportunity knocks for Capita's Brent Escott
Having set up, run and sold insurance businesses, Brent Escott is now embarking on a new challenge at the outsourcing giant.
Penny Black's insurance week
A starry-eyed Penny delves into astronomy
Insurance Insight – top 10 stories
The top 10 stories from www.insuranceinsight.eu over the past seven days.
Skiers rescued from European slopes face £16,000 bill
Skiers hurt or lost on the slopes in Europe could find themselves being presented with an average bill for £16,000 (€19,000) if a search and rescue team is called out to help them, according to research by Complete Ski.
Broker focus - Personal lines: Survival tactics
Embattled personal lines brokers are facing a tough climate with falling incomes and business volumes, but those willing to adapt to the new environment can survive and prosper.
Europ Assistance UK completes MBO
Europ Assistance’s UK and Ireland arm has been the subject of a management buyout, Post has learned.
Gallagher Heath agrees five year trade union deal with UIA
Gallagher Heath Insurance Services will provide motor and travel insurance to members of UK trade unions after signing a five year partnership deal with UIA.
Generali, RSA and XL Group believed to insure stricken cruise ship
The Costa Concordia, which ran aground on Friday, is believed to have been insured by companies including RSA Insurance Group, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, and XL Group.
Travellers urged to consider ash cover after Etna eruption
Fears of a repeat of 2010’s travel chaos have surfaced after Europe’s highest volcano Mount Etna, began erupting over the weekend, ejecting lava and ash into the air.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking - Commercial insurers: Winners and losers
The annual Insurance 360 Business Insurers Insight Report service rankings show some steady, some on ladders - and some on snakes.
Travel insurers criticised over ongoing medical warranties
A rising number of Britons travelling overseas are being left without cover by insurers implementing medical clauses after policies are sold, according to consumer watchdog Which?
19 December: A not so bright idea
Finding your keys after an alcohol-fuelled night out is never easy. Perhaps even less so when you are on holiday.
12 December: Unhappy camper
Having worked hard all year, Mr Policyholder was looking forward to his annual camping holiday.
11 December: Snap-happy sea-lion
Lost or stolen cameras are probably one of the more common travel insurance claims. But the nature of this one was slightly more imaginative than the usual.