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Reinsurer appoints head of protection marketing

Cover | 15 Dec 2011 | 14:41

Pacific Life Re has appointed a new head of protection marketing for the UK and Ireland.

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Getting away with murder?

When murder is the cause of a claim, life insurance can be a deadly business. But, ask Alex Forsyth and Alex Isted, how do we deal with such cases?

Cover | 12 Sep 2011 | 15:15
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ABI slashes life claims payment time

Insurers must pay life insurance claims in four weeks following the ABI’s decision to slash its guidance time for the process.

Cover | 23 May 2011 | 11:00

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Munich Re held sex party for salesmen

Munich Re held a party for 100 of its highest-achieving sales staff and provided prostitutes for their entertainment.

IFAonline | 20 May 2011 | 08:15
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Reinsurance: Life’s a beach... only just

Despite tough times and extra risk, the outlook for the group protection landscape looks brighter, says Lee Lovett

Cover | 13 May 2011 | 14:42
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Insurers hit by Japan quake claim fears

Global insurance company share prices tumbled last night as concerns mounted about the cost of rebuilding Japan following Friday's earthquake and the resulting tsunami.

IFAonline | 15 Mar 2011 | 07:52
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Buffett lost $150m in Japan quake; BlackRock hit for $100m

Warren Buffett has emerged as one of the biggest investors to be affected by Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, with estimated paper losses of $150m from his investments in reinsurers Swiss Re and Munich Re.

IFAonline | 14 Mar 2011 | 08:00
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Comparing apples and pears

With an increasing use of electronic underwriting engines, how do reinsurers compare the quality of different provider’s rulebooks? Andy Smith investigates risk assessment and operational performance

Cover | 08 Mar 2011 | 14:28
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A stab in the back: Slow claims

All companies look to assess life claims promptly and efficiently, yet delays do occur, mainly due to probate. Alex Isted looks at an initiative to solve this problem

Cover | 07 Dec 2010 | 14:24
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Munich Re hails raised third quarter figures

Munich Re is expecting a higher consolidated result for 2010 than previously expected, boosted by significant improvements in the group's primary insurance and healthcare arms, according to its Q3 results.

Cover | 11 Nov 2010 | 10:56
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Nuts and bolts...

UK protection markets may be advanced, but they do not lead in terms of customer innovations, that could be the South Africans. Andy Milburn explains

Cover | 11 Oct 2010 | 11:09
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Protection unlikely to join NEST

Protection is unlikely to join the national employment savings trust (NEST) project following a meeting between Government representatives and counterparts from the group risk industry.

Cover | 22 Sep 2010 | 16:47
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Munich Re announces new CEO

Munich Re has announced Andrew Rear as its new chief executive responsible for UK, Irish, African and Australian life reinsurance markets.

Cover | 15 Sep 2010 | 14:44

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