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VIG Group's Czech companies won multiple awards

Editor: Vlad BOLDIJAR
2018-06-13

Vienna Insurance Group's (VIG) companies Kooperativa and Ceska podnikatelska pojistovna (CPP) led the way in the Association of Czech Insurance Brokers' "Insurer of the Year" survey, taking the top two spots in all four of the main categories.

Dr. Christopher LOHMANN: Gothaer Group is not conducting negotiations on selling its Romanian unit

Editor: Adina TUDOR
2018-06-13

For the last years, Gothaer Group's Romanian subsidiary, Gothaer Asigurari Reasigurari, recorded sound growth numbers. 2017 meant a two-digit y-o-y growth (21.7%) in GWP, up to more than RON 119 million (EUR 26 million), a result that confirms solid development.

SLOVAKIA: Fiscal changes in the insurance industry postponed for January 2019

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-06-13

The introduction of the new 8% tax on non-life insurance premiums in Slovakia was postponed from October 2018, to January 2019, to allow insurance companies prepare for the change, the country's parliament decided on 7 June.

Register now at the 2nd Edition of "IFRS 17 Implementation in Life Insurance". XPRIMM readers get a special discount!

Editor: Adina TUDOR
2018-06-12

The "IFRS 17 Implementation in Life Insurance" Conference aims to show Life Insurance firms how to develop appropriate controls, systems and models in line with IFRS 17 to minimise the impact of the new accounting regulation in Life Insurance.

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-06-12

Application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may significantly impact upon insurance industry's projects which imply data sharing between members, among others for fraud fight purposes, Irish Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said, reports The Irish Times.

The next stage of Digital Fraud Analytics: balancing risk and customer experience

Editor: Redactia
2018-06-11

FRISS will host on Wednesday, 20 June a 30 minutes webinar, by Karlyn Carnahan (Celent), looking at the role of fraud analytics tools as an enabler of customer experience. Registrations are opened.

5th Annual Insurance Business Forum "Challenges of the Year 2018"

Editor: Redactia
2018-06-12

will take place on September 17-21, 2018 in Sochi
The upcoming Forum, supported by the All-Russian Union of Insurers (ARIA), will logically continue a detailed discussion of the most pressing issues previously raised at ARIA events in 2018: Insurance and Reinsurance International Congress in Moscow and Insurance International Conference in St. Petersburg.

Russian Central Bank to "rate" insurers after the quality of the services provided

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-06-07

Central Bank of Russia plans to create insurers rankings based on the quality of their operations, Central Bank First Deputy Sergei SHVETSOV said during the International Insurance Summit, thus providing for some sort of "quality rating", Interfax reported.

XL Group shareholders approved the merger agreement with AXA

Editor: Vlad BOLDIJAR
2018-06-07

XL Group announced today that its common shareholders have approved an agreement for AXA to acquire 100% of XL Group for a total consideration of approx. USD 15.3 billion, to be fully paid in cash.

PensionsEurope: "no policy change" scenario is not an option to deal with pension inequalities and challenges of changing working life

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-06-07

Today, at PensionsEurope Conference 2018, Ms. Ana Carla Pereira, Head of Unit for Modernisation of Social Protection Systems at the European Commission, presented the main findings of the 2018 Pension Adequacy Report (2018 PAR) and 2018 Ageing Report (2018 AR).

PensionsEurope: "no policy change" scenario is not an option to deal with pension inequalities and challenges of changing working life

2018-06-07

Today, at PensionsEurope Conference 2018, Ms. Ana Carla Pereira, Head of Unit for Modernisation of Social Protection Systems at the European Commission, presented the main findings of the 2018 Pension Adequacy Report (2018 PAR) and 2018 Ageing Report (2018 AR).

Three new appointments at XL Catlin insurance operations

Editor: Daniela GHETU
2018-06-07

XL Catlin insurance operations announced on 4 June three appointments: Donnacha SMYTH as President Global Excess Casualty Insurance; Carla GREAVES as Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Excess Casualty; Aurelie FALLON SAINT-LO as Senior Underwriter, Environmental and Client & Distribution Leader for Western France.

Ukraine: in Q1 77.7% of complaints were about insurance non-compliance

Editor: Marina MAGNAVAL
2018-06-07

National Financial Services Committee of Ukraine in Q1 received 1,955 complaints from citizens (378 more than in the previous quarter). At that 77.7% of complaints were about insurance legislation non-compliance, as informed by the insurance news portal Forinsurer.