(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 15-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Allianz Group, one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide, has announced that it leads the insurance sector in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The insurer has been ranked on the … Read the full press release
One in eight people (13%) have been the victim of a financial scam which related to coronavirus. Of those, two-thirds (66%) said their total debts increased over the last year. Aviva calls on government to include financial scams promoted by paid-for … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Government, Insurance, Investment, News, Security & Safety, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva Fraud Report, Bank of England, Clone-firm, consumer protection, debt, Financial Conduct Authority, financial resilience, financial scam, financial scams, financial support, FRAUD, insurance, investment scams, investments, Nadine Dorries MP, online financial fraud, Online Safety Bill, paid-for adverts, Paul Pisano, pensions, savings
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 18-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Munich Re (ETR: MUV2), a German multinational global provider of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions, has announced it expects continued market hardening to accompany January renewals, particularly for the European market … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Germany, Insurance, Management, News
Tagged cyber attacks, Doris Höpke, droughts, floods, inflation, insurance, insurance prices, Munich Re, natural catastrophes, reinsurance, wildfires
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 1-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Sampo Group (HEL: SAMPO), a Finnish financial and insurance group, has announced that the Board of Directors of Sampo plc, its parent company, has decided to launch a buyback programme for Sampo A … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Aquis, buyback programme, Cboe, Exane BNP Paribas, insurance, Nasdaq Helsinki, Sampo plc, shareholders, shares, Turquoise
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 1-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange S.A. (EPA: ORA), a French multinational telecommunications group, has announced it will invest EUR 230 million in its bank (Orange Bank) to increase the capital and speed up the growth projects envisaged … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged bank, BANKING, consumer credit, credit, Groupama, insurance, Orange, Orange Bank, Paul de Leusse, Thierry Martel, Younited
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 1-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (LON: AV), a British multinational insurance company, has announced that Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German multinational financial services company, has completed the acquisition of Aviva’s Italian General Insurance business for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Allianz, Aviva plc, insurance, Italian General Insurance
More than half of internet users (53%) don’t trust that the adverts on search engines are placed by a legitimate financial services company or provider And more than half (56%) don’t believe that search engines verify the authenticity of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Government, Insurance, Internet & Online, Law, News, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advertising, adverts, Aviva, Aviva Fraud Report, Censuswide, consumer protection, covid scam, ESOMAR principles, financial scams, financial services, FRAUD, insurance, investments, online financial fraud, Online Safety Bill, pensions, Rob Lee, savings
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 23-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Aegon N.V. (AMS: AGN), Dutch multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, has announced it has completed the share buyback program to neutralize the dilutive effect of the 2020 final dividend … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Aegon, dividend, insurance, pensions, Share Buyback Program, shares
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 23-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA (EPA: CS), A French multinational insurance and asset management firm, announces capital increase reserved for its employees which offers to its employees, in and outside of France, the opportunity to subscribe to … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged AXA, AXA Group, capital, Employees, Full line Insurance, insurance, investment, Non life Insurance, Shareplan 2021, shares, THOMAS BUBERL
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 18-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has announced it made leadership changes at its Reinsurance Business Unit. As of 1 January 2022 Julie Stephenson will succeed Jason Richards as Global Head of Casualty … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged appointments, CNA, insurance, insurer, Jason Richards, Julie Stephenson, leadership, Moses Ojeisekhoba, reinsurance, Reinsurance Business, Swiss Re
A key milestone supporting HSBC’s ambition to be Asia’s leading insurance and wealth provider Strengthening Singapore as a global wealth hub for HSBC (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 16-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — HSBC Holdings plc, one of the world’s largest banking and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Insurance, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, ASEAN wealth business, asset management, AXA Insurance Pte Limited, AXA Singapore, HSBC, HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC Insurance Holdings Ltd, insurance, insurer, Noel Quinn, Nuno Matos, Personal Banking, private banking, wealth franchise, wealth manager
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 13-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Aegon N.V. (AMS: AGN), Dutch multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, has announced receival of the competition law clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of Aegon’s businesses in … Read the full press release
The partnership between the three companies enables the integration of smart home services with latest generation insurance services The smart home market is already worth 500 million euros in Italy alone, with security as the number one reason for purchase … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Insurance, Italy, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Andrea Battista, Andrea Scognamiglio, AXA XL, Doxa, Enel X, home insurance, Homix, Homix Multisensor, Homix Smart Protection, insurance, insurance policy, insurtech, Internet of Things, Multisensor, Neosurance, Net Insurance, on-demand, pay-per-use, Pietro Menghi, SECURITY, smart home, Smartphone, theft insurance
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 12-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Triton advised by Triton Partners (“Triton”) has announced it has signed an agreement with funds managed by AEA Investors LP (“AEA”) for the sale of Polygon Holding AB. AEA, together with the management … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, AEA, AEA Investors LP, Axel Gränitz, digitalization, insurance, investment, Munters, Nadia Meier-Kirner, Peder Prahl, Polygon, Polygon Holding AB, property damage control, property damage restoration, property management, Ramzi Gedeon, Triton, Triton Partners
The Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) invested in its first insurtech startup, Switzerland, and Hong Kong-based Ignatica, the insurance policy administration platform. (PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 7-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ignatica, the insurance policy administration platform that offers digital self-service … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, News, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adhish Pendharkar, Anthony Duignan-Cabrera, Blockchain, digital transformation, financing, Hong Kong, Ignatica, INNOVATION, Innovation and Technology Venture Fund, insurance, insurance policy, insurance policy administration platform, insurance technology, insurers, insurtech, investment, ITVF, Lingfeng Capital, Manuel San Miguel, Ming Shu, SaaS, startup, Strategic Financial Investor, strategic investor, Travis Callahan, venture capital funds
Stuart guided Aviva to its accreditation in 2012, and then oversaw the insurer becoming a Principal Partner organisation and joining the Foundation’s Advisory Council in 2014 In 2016, Stuart demonstrated his commitment to the movement by becoming the second Chair … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, Aegon announces the appointment of Allegra van Hövell-Patrizi (1974) as the new CEO of Aegon the Netherlands. Allegra succeeds Maarten Edixhoven and is … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Aegon, Aegon the Netherlands, Allegra van Hövell-Patrizi, appointment, asset management, CEO, F&C Investments, financial services, insurance, Lard Friese, leadership, Maarten Edixhoven, Matt Rider, McKinsey & Company, pensions, Prudential plc
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 6-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational insurance company Aviva plc (“Aviva”) announces completion of sale of its entire 40% shareholding in the Turkish life insurance and pensions joint venture, AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat AS (“AvivaSA”), to Ageas … Read the full press release
Leading reinsurer and automotive technology company join forces on assessment of ADAS technology Veoneer to profit from Swiss Re’s data and knowledge to improve ADAS technology Veoneer’s expertise on ADAS hardware and software technologies to feed into and enhance Swiss … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Insurance, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ADAS, ADAS Risk Score, Advanced driver assistance systems, Automotive Technology, insurance, insurance rating, insurers, mobility, Pranav Pasricha, reinsurance, road crashes, road safety technologies, Steven Jenkins, Swiss Re, Veoneer
Successful conclusion of a comprehensive succession process (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 12-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational insurance firm AXA announces that Antoine Gosset-Grainville will succeed Denis Duverne, as Chairman of AXA’s Board of Directors, as the latter will retire at … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Insurance, Management, News
Tagged Antoine Gosset-Grainville, appointment, AXA, Board of Directors, Chairman, Denis Duverne, insurance, succession process, THOMAS BUBERL
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