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Groupama UK keeps distance from S&P downgrade

Following the decision today by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the security rating of Groupama Group, François-Xavier Boisseau, CEO at Groupama Insurances in the UK said: “Although as a Groupama subsidiary we are associated with […]

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Majority of insurers planning Solvency II shift

Insurers are preparing for the introduction of Solvency II by changing their approach to calculating capital adequacy requirements, according to a report out today. Conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the latest edition of the […]

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Insurance & Reinsurance

UK motor insurers’ underwriting results rebound 14%

A 10% rise in gross written premiums failed to put UK motor insurers in the black during 2011, according to Deloitte. The market experienced “greatly improved financial results in 2011 but need to do more […]

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Father of the Web warns insurers against data profligacy

Sir Tim Berners-Lee has urged insurers to avoid the temptation of using increasing amounts of publicly available data about consumers on the web to price their products.

The inventor of the World Wide Web made a plea to the industry at the British Insurance Brokers’s Association conference in Manchester yesterday, requesting that information we share about ourselves on line – particularly by young people through social networks – should not be gathered for the purposes of pricing risk. […]

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Lloyd’s emerging market expansion given thumbs up

The Lloyd’s insurance market’s planned expansion into emerging markets is a net positive, even though writing insurance outside of established markets carries additional risks, according to Fitch Ratings.

Fitch said it expects the economic development of emerging market economies to boost demand for insurance and reinsurance. Lloyd’s already writes 25% of its business outside of Europe and North America, with the growth of insurance premiums outpacing that of developed markets. […]

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Insurance & Reinsurance

CBI warns against class action proposals

The CBI has argued that proposals to enable group actions against companies will damage business in the UK. Responding to the launch of a Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on private actions in competition […]

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Risk manager prominence rising across boardrooms

Risk managers in financial institutions across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are seizing the opportunity created by the financial crisis to demonstrate how they create value and are rapidly gaining new-found kudos in […]