All the headlines from our Uk Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 20 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of UK-based Brit Insurance Limited (BIL) are...
Dec 9 2011 // Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to move ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain...
Sep 28 2011 // A new report from A.M. Best notes that “intense competition and the effect of the weak economic climate on investment returns and loss experience continue to put pressure on U.K. non-life insurers’ financial...
Aug 10 2011 // A wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to contain the country’s worst unrest since race riots set the capital ablaze in...
Jul 29 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of UK-based Electrical Contractors’ Insurance...
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Jun 23 2011 // A bulletin from the Insurance Information Institute notes that a recent Casualty Actuarial Society seminar advises actuaries that when it comes to pricing global reinsurance business, it’s important to remember that...
Jun 8 2011 // Transatlantic sniping by top policymakers could make it harder to agree new rules to crack down on derivatives, derivatives market officials said on Tuesday.“The high policy debate is going in the wrong direction...
May 24 2011 // About 250 flights to northern Britain were cancelled on Tuesday over concerns about the ash cloud spewing from an Icelandic volcano, but British and Irish officials dismissed fears of a mass shutdown of airspace.The...
May 6 2011 // Lloyds, the UK’s state-backed bank, which has no affiliation with Lloyd’s of London, took a shock £3.2 billion ($5.3 billion) charge against its profits on Thursday to cover compensation for people sold...
Mar 8 2011 // Doodson Broking Group, an entertainment insurance specialist based in the United Kingdom, has acquired Dallas-based CSI Entertainment Insurance to form Doodson Entertainment.The partnership creates an insurance broker for...
Jan 19 2011 // Authorities have been escalating their campaign against corruption in the last few years, resulting in a sharp spike in enforcement actions in the United States and the enactment of a new anti-bribery law in the United...
Jan 10 2011 // Authorities have been escalating their campaign against corruption in the last few years, resulting in a sharp spike in enforcement actions in the United States and the enactment of a new anti-bribery law in the United...
Dec 2 2010 // Heavy snow caused travel chaos across much of northern Europe on Thursday, keeping London’s Gatwick airport closed for a second day and disrupting road and rail travel in France, Germany and Switzerland.Days of...
Oct 29 2010 // German insurer Allianz has tapped Britain’s largest private pension fund and one that invests the pensions of Canada’s Mounties to make a joint bid for Britain’s sole high-speed railway, sources...
Oct 5 2010 // The Obama administration on Sunday warned Americans of potential terrorist threats in Europe and urged them to be vigilant in public places, including tourist spots and transportation hubs.A State Department travel alert...
Sep 27 2010 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has removed its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on U.K.-based non-life insurer AXA Insurance U.K. PLC (AXAI) from CreditWatch with negative...
Aug 18 2010 // Insurer Aviva PLC said Monday it rejected a £5 billion ($7.8 billion) cash offer from rival RSA Insurance Group PLC for some of its general insurance businesses because the deal wasn’t in the best interest of...
Jul 21 2010 // Britain and the United States said Tuesday it was not too late for a peaceful solution to the crisis over Iran’s nuclear program, but said they were determined to enforce new sanctions.The United Nations approved...
Jun 30 2010 // In a recently published report Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that it believes “underlying underwriting performance in the U.K. non-life insurance industry has come under increasing pressure from...