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Property investors encouraged by new DEFRA Flood Re promise

18 March 2014 alastair walker 0

The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed a change to Flood Re scheme which will see leasehold properties in blocks of three or fewer flats included, but has warned that this still does not offer security to a high number of homeowners […]

US only region with higher renewal rates

5 February 2014 alastair walker 0

Global insurance rates trended downward at the end of 2013, driven by average pricing declines in all regions except the US, according to Marsh’s latest Global Insurance Market Quarterly Briefing. Overall rates tracked by the Marsh […]

BIBA calls time on rising regulatory fees

14 January 2014 alastair walker 0

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) warned MPs and Lords today that its members’ cost of doing business had risen far beyond rival countries and must be brought under control. BIBA unveiled initial findings of its regulation research today, declaring that insurance brokers in the UK have the most expensive regulatory regime in the world, with regulatory fees and levies costing more than five times those in New York, Japan, France and Germany. […]

Less than 5% of people insured across Asia & Oceania

6 November 2013 alastair walker 0

Microinsurance in Asia and Oceania has continued to grow at up to 40%, but more than 95% of the population remain without cover, new research has found. […]

Optimism returns to insurance jobs market?

6 June 2013 alastair walker 0

A new report from recruitment giants Reed is claiming that confidence has returned to the insurance jobs market, as over a third of workers (39%) set their sights on new roles for 2013 and job […]

Aspirin effect equivalent to eradicating smoking says RMS

2 April 2013 alastair walker 1

Financial modelling experts have confirmed the potential impact of daily Aspirin doses on life expectancy and said UK pension liabilities could rise by £100bn. Recent medical reports have confirmed the growing body of evidence that […]

UK insurers predicted to maintain market-leading dividends

19 February 2013 alastair walker 0

By Ralph Savage The UK’s leading insurers can maintain their market-leading dividend payments to shareholders despite tough conditions, analysts at Markit said today. However, in a separate note, Investec maintained its ‘sell’ advice on one […]

Insurers’ hands increasingly tied says EIU research

12 February 2013 alastair walker 0

By Ralph Savage Ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, proposed tough new regulatory regimes and risk of contagion are the biggest long-term challenges facing insurers around the world, according to a new report written by the Economist Intelligence […]

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