BP to fund mental health in oil-hit Gulf states Aon: Pension pots continue to shrink AIG approaches big investors to take stakes in AIA Insurer AIG sells consumer credit affiliate Aegon UK appoints Gill Scott as HR Director Obama says health reform expended Medicare Reinsurer Swiss Re says it weathers oil spill costs with big profit Insurer Axa says capital loss cuts profits 29.0 percent Pakistan hit by worst floods since 1929 NY AG announces probe of life insurance industry Appointment: Jodie Hackman to join Allianz Legal Protection IAG announces expected FY10 result, dividend and changes to executive team Weather Warning – July 27: Heavy rain expected in East of England and East Midland XL Insurance announced quarterly dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share Home and vehicle insurance : Singapore flood risk alarms insurers ImpactOnDemand, a new real-time catastrophe risk management tool by Aon Benfield AIA wants to split from US parent : report Obama’s victory : Wall Street reform to stop ‘shadowy deals’ Weather Warning – July 15, 2010: Heavy rain expected in Northern Ireland Weather Warning – July 13, 2010: Heavy rain expected in Wales Aon to buy Hewitt for $4.9 billion, creating HR giant Weather Warning – July 12, 2010: Heavy rain expected in East of England Europe imposes caps on banker bonuses, insurance companies could be concerned BP oil spill costs soar above 3 billion dollars Insurance brokers under threat from huge increase in cost of regulation Home insurance : Buyers are open to switching provider US jobless claims surge more than expected British bank Lloyds says it is cutting 650 jobs Resolution buys AXA businesses in UK for 2.75 bln pounds The increase to insurance premium tax : Comment on Emergency Budget 10 cities and towns that will each receive a $10,000 grant from Liberty Mutual to support their Independence Day celebrations Europe should tax banks whatever G20 decides: commissioner Research and Markets : A Comprehensive Overview of the Insurance Market of Romania Bailed out insurer American Insurance Group and China Strategic Holdings have agreed to extend the deadline for completing AIG’s planned $2.2 billion sale of its Taiwan unit 72% of financial advisors say the recent financial crisis has made their Boomer clients more risk-averse Weather Warning – June 18, 2010 : Heavy rain in Wales, West Midlands and South West England (Update) www.LibertyMutual.com/2099 : Liberty Mutual has launched a futuristic driving game AXA UK : The deal with Resolution would result in a one-off writedown of 1.4 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in 2010, Groupama Insurances has been awarded Shaw Trust Web Accessibility accreditation for its website, www.groupama.co.uk Merkel, Sarkozy in joint push for market reform Incumbent Lincoln holds Arkansas Politicians fight anti-incumbent anger in US primaries ‘Democracy hijacked’ as California goes to polls Italy’s Generali could be interested in AIA ‘pieces’: report Prudential pulls out of bid for Asian insurer AIA Tropical storm Agatha kills more than 100 in Central America AIG refuses to change conditions of AIA sale to Prudential Quebec fires scorch 38,000 hectares of forests All of the UK’s major credit card providers treat any form of gambling activity on a credit card as a cash withdrawal Nearly 1.5 million homeowners are putting their homes at risk with inadequate cover Spanish banks strain to borrow abroad FDIC approves Washington Mutual settlement Prudential chairman defends AIA mega-deal Belgium’s KBC sells unit to India’s Hinduja group Prudential launches record cash call to buy Asian insurer Dutch bank and insurance group ING returns to profit, cautions vigilance British insurer Aviva says ‘very low’ risk of eurozone defaults British bank RBS says will axe 2,600 jobs, mostly in insurance division Obama highlights benefits of health reform Rig owner sets aside 200 million dollars for US oil disaster Swiss Re insurance profits dampened by disaster damage Insurer Allianz posts quarterly profit of 1.7 billion euros German banks, insurers may lend Athens 1 billion euros New insurance giant Generali chief Geronzi resigns from Mediobanca Bernheim, 85, bitter on leaving Italy’s Generali New appointments at Aon Benfield Ash cloud disruption: Expert Comment on business insurance implications Prudential gets approval for Hong Kong listing Frustration as South African Airways cancels post-volcano flight New ash cloud prompts Qantas to extend flight ban Ash cloud leaves European backpackers stuck in Australia Interview with Simon McGinn, Allianz Flight ban extended due to volcanic ash Travel chaos: volcanic ash cloud, travel insurance advice 400 killed, thousands injured in China quake XL Insurance sets up Casualty Operation for Middle Market business in Ireland Interview with Nick Starling, ABI’s Director of General Insurance and Health Groupama Optima Trade Plus : Tradesman policy is first to cover part-time workers and offer them fairer premiums British insurer Aviva to return in Asia Goldman Sachs holds up clean hands over AIG Whitney Houston cancels Paris concert over illness, organisers looking for a new date Standard & Poor’s lowers Axa rating to AA- from AA Mediobanca chief to head up Italian insurer Generali Australian storm to cost $75 million to insurer IAG US Congress passes ‘fixes’ to landmark health law Chile quake, tsunami damage put at nearly 30 billion dollars Chaos as freak storm batters Australia’s Perth Get back on the road fast after an accident : GEICO has opened its newest Auto Repair Xpress British Airways strike: flights cancelled, passengers remain covered Health reform vote answered call of history : Obama Aviva has launched a specialist media insurance, which covers the industry’s specific insurance needs Obama’s hails weekend’s ‘historic’ health vote It’s official! Lazy and untidy men are one of the biggest sources of irritation for Britain’s women Liberty Mutual is studying personal online behaviors and responsibility Aviva UK Health launches new group critical illness product 57% of employees don’t think that their doctor is qualified to judge them fit for work New Risks Faced by Manufacturing Sector as Economic Conditions Improve Air France insurer to appeal Brazil crash ruling Combined net worth for the State Farm group increased in 2009 by $4.8 billion to end the year at $58.1 billion Groupama Insurances is growing talent : Specialist new role created to implement 3 year talent plan