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Why are insurance prices on the rise?
Insurance prices are jumping more and more every year and insurance companies always give the same reason – they're doing it tough just like...
Using gender to determine an insurance premium
In a private letter obtained by The Sunday Telegraph, the association instructed its board members to prepare for a judgment by the European Court...
Research : does Competition benefit health insurance subscribers?
Uwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. He has some financial interests in the health care field.
How does competition work in the...
Acquisition : Munich Re to acquire Windsor Health Group
Munich Re has agreed to acquire Windsor Health Group, Inc. (Windsor). The planned purchase is a further step in Munich Health’s strategy to strengthen...
Acquisition : Apollo and CVC confirm Brit Insurance bid
Apollo and CVC finally published details of their offer on Tuesday as Brit released an update on its trading performance to the market. The...
Hannover Re subsidiary anticipates stable prices in Germany
E+S Rück – which bears responsibility for German business within the Hannover Re Group – considers the general environment on its domestic market to...
Insurance sales feel rule pinch
The new Ulip norms are taking its toll on policy sales by life insurers, including the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The new...
Good to know : How to value an insurance company
General insurance, such as home and car insurance, is mainly short-term business. Broadly, the insurer collects a premium and for the following twelve months...
Car insurance : What to Look For in an Auto Insurance Company
Auto insurance companies cover you and your passengers in the event of an accident. But it is up to you to decide the level...
The top 20 hotspots for home theft insurance claims revealed
People in London are the most likely in the UK to make a claim for theft on their home insurance policy, despite a Manchester...
BIBA concerned that consumers and businesses will be hit by increasing insurance costs
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) is disappointed that the Government has announced increases to Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) in today’s budget.
BIBA believes that...
ABI announces ‘UK insurance industry remains strong’
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) announced today figures related to the UK Insurance market and report that despite the recession, the UK insurance...
Commercial Directors & Officers insurance sector continues to resist rate increases
The commercial sector continues to resist thesharp rate increases for Directors & Officers insurance seen in the financial institutions sector, with the average premium...
United Kingdom financial institutions saw premium increases to reach US highs
US financial institutions (FI) saw premium increases of 15% on average in Q2, according to Aon’s Quarterly D&O Pricing Index. UK FIs experienced similar...
Financial Institutions Insurance Market Continues to Harden
Financial institutions faced an average premium hike of 15 percent in the second quarter of 2009, as insurers seek to make up for underwriting...
