Monday, 30 July 2012

Insurance News - 30th July 2012

1. Hiscox get profit of £125.8 million

2. FSA now getting more companies being reported to it.

3. Professional Insurance Agents Ltd CEO Graham Hearsey to open trading in Norway and New Zealand.

4. Business Insurance 24 7 to sponsor new up and coming sports with Professional Indemnity Insurance and Directors & Officers Insurance products.

5. Solvency II and new compliance is creeping even closer.

6. Aviva ma face a £800 million loss on its USA life sales.

Friday, 27 July 2012

London Olympics Opening Today - 27th July 2012

The bells will be ringing the TU cameras fired up, and the world will be watching the ceremony in a few hours time.

The Olympic torch will go along the Thames on royal barge gloriana with a start at Richmond Bushy park and then onto Hampton Court where it will go through the maze and the relay will reach its destination this evening when the Olympic cauldron will be lighted during the opening ceremony.

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Olympics Investment Conference - 26th July 2012

London are to host a Olympic investment conference with politicians and business leaders with UK trade and investment (UKTI) planning 17 meetings in the UK and around the world in the hope to attract trade and investment companies such as Google, HSBC, and European central bank will be at the meetings.

Todays Insurance News Update - 26th July 2012

1. Business Insurance 24 7 to develop software for most classes of Business Insurance ready for the growing number of Directors and Sole traders who are purchasing Insurance over the internet.

2. Prime professions have just struck a deal with AXIS speciality to offer Professional Indemnity Insurance to solicitors and they will be able to offer Professional Indemnity covers to smaller solicitor practices.

3. Hiscox to merge three of its operations.

4. Zurich give national windscreens their contract to supply.

5. Professional Insurance Agents Ltd develop new upgrade on its live broker internet software to offer other brokers and insurers.

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Jaguar Land Rover Creates New Jobs - 25th July 2012

The car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover creates over a 1000 new jobs at its West Midland Plant.

The investment is good news for the area and Vince Cable said "it was a clear demonstration of the companies commitment to invest in the UK."

Syria Uses Fighter Jets Against Rebels - 25th July 2012

The Syrian Government lead by President Assad use fight jets and helicopters, together with on ground troops to seize back parts of the economic capital. Aleppo the planes were said to have been Russian made MIG's.

The First Part of Olympics Start Today - 25th July 2012

The women's football "kicks off" today in Wales at the Cardiff Millenium stadium where England meet New Zealand for the Olympic race and gold medals, before the official opening of the games.