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Global reinsurance capital declines 4% at end-Q3

Global reinsurer capital declined 4% from $470bn at 31 December 2010, to $450bn at 30 September 2011, according to an Aon Benfield report...
15th December 2011
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County Council reappoints Barnett Waddingham for actuarial task

The Dorset County Council pension fund has reappointed Barnett Waddingham as its actuarial services provider following a tender process...
15th December 2011
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Final Solvency II deadline Jan 2014, says Hoban

Insurers will be expected to fully comply with Solvency II by 1 January 2014, according to financial secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP...
15th December 2011
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Scottish storm: Domestic insurers to have largest losses

Domestic household insurers are set to take the brunt of insured losses from the Scottish storm as PwC estimates it could plunge the country’s economy £100m into red...
15th December 2011
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Engineering group secures third pension buy-in

TI Group Pension Scheme has insured £150m of pensioner benefits in the firm’s third buy-in since 2008...
15th December 2011
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Solvency II tops list of risk manager concerns

Solvency II requirements are seen as the greatest challenge to the European insurance market by risk managers, but credit downgrades remain a significant concern, according to a survey by specialty insurer Torus...
15th December 2011
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Towers Watson boosts insurance consulting team with senior hire

Towers Watson has hired Claire Farrelly as a director in its Risk Consulting and Software business...
14th December 2011
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Uniq Pension Scheme completes £830m buy-in deal

Trustees of the Uniq Pension Scheme have signed a £830m buy-in deal with Rothesay Life...
14th December 2011
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CEOs vent concerns over spiralling costs of DB pensions

Spiralling defined benefit costs and uncertainty over future European Union scheme solvency proposals are constraining UK business performance.
14th December 2011
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Japanese non-life insurance sector stable, says Fitch

The outlook for the Japanese non-life insurance industry is stable, underpinned by a recovery in the core automobile business line, according to a new Fitch report...
14th December 2011
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