http://www.news-insurances.com News-Insurances.com is an independent online media providing the latest insurance news for the insurance industry and consumers Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:32:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.news-insurances.com/italy-fondiaria-sai-to-sell-its-gesfid-division/0167309680 http://www.news-insurances.com/italy-fondiaria-sai-to-sell-its-gesfid-division/0167309680#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:22:32 +0000 Tom Scott http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=309680 Fondiaria-Sai, Italy’s second largest insurance company is in exclusive talks with PKB Privatbank AG, a Swiss bank owned by the Trabaldo Togna family, to sell its Banca Gesfid SA unit, according to Luca Soncini general manager at PKB. “Talks are at an advanced stage,” Soncini sais that talks are at an advances stage. Gesfid, a [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/italy-fondiaria-sai-to-sell-its-gesfid-division/0167309680/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/allianz-preparing-takeover-on-swiss-life/016712968 http://www.news-insurances.com/allianz-preparing-takeover-on-swiss-life/016712968#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:59:17 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12968 German insurer Allianz is preparing an offer for Swiss Life, French online news site Wansquare reported on Sunday, citing Swiss banking sources. If an offer materialised in coming days, it would be based on 5.5 billion Swiss francs ($5.3 billion), or a minimum premium of around 20 percent over Swiss Life’s market value of 4.6 [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/allianz-preparing-takeover-on-swiss-life/016712968/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-insurance-group-interested-in-a-new-acquisition-of-6-million/01674608 http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-insurance-group-interested-in-a-new-acquisition-of-6-million/01674608#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:06:12 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=4608 British general insurer RSA is considering acquisitions in the order of 600 million pounds ($1 billion) and may fund any deal by selling new shares, analysts at broker Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said on Tuesday. RSA executives told a KBW conference on Monday the group was mulling bigger takeovers than the ‘bolt-on’ acquisitions it has [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-insurance-group-interested-in-a-new-acquisition-of-6-million/01674608/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/berkshire-seeks-new-insurance-customers-after-profit/01673282 http://www.news-insurances.com/berkshire-seeks-new-insurance-customers-after-profit/01673282#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:28:02 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=3282 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is willing to sell more insurance for natural disasters after pulling back on catastrophe coverage earlier this year when excess capital became tight. Berkshire loosened self-imposed curbs after the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said last week it returned to profitability in the second quarter. Buffett and his insurance lieutenant, Ajit Jain, [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/berkshire-seeks-new-insurance-customers-after-profit/01673282/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-in-talks-to-sell-singapore-properties/01671199 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-in-talks-to-sell-singapore-properties/01671199#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:13:10 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=1199 U.K. insurer Aviva PLC is in talks to sell two office buildings in Singapore for about S$100 million, two people familiar with the situation said Friday. A joint venture between developers Yi Kai Group and Fission Group is trying to buy the buildings, one of which is 60% occupied by Aviva’s Singapore operations, one person [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-in-talks-to-sell-singapore-properties/01671199/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/fortis-in-partnership-talks-with-the-uk%e2%80%99s-largest-retailer-tesco/01671072 http://www.news-insurances.com/fortis-in-partnership-talks-with-the-uk%e2%80%99s-largest-retailer-tesco/01671072#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:43:56 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=1072 Belgium-based Fortis has emerged as leader of the pack of insurers vying for the contract to manage Tesco’s motor and home insurance businesses. According to the Telegraph, Fortis is in ‘advanced’ talks to agree an insurance partnership with the UK’s largest retailer. Tesco admitted earlier this week that it is reviewing its long-standing insurance arrangement [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/fortis-in-partnership-talks-with-the-uk%e2%80%99s-largest-retailer-tesco/01671072/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/coming-soon/0167404 http://www.news-insurances.com/coming-soon/0167404#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:41:16 +0000 admin http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=404 This part is under construction and will be available soon. Regards, The News-insurances Team]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/coming-soon/0167404/feed 0