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• Utmost acquires Generali PanEurope in €230m deal

  18-12-2017 18:34
  Isle of Man-based wealth manager will now have €24bn under management
  
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• Cyber Insurance Survey 2018 - help us get the full picture of how the market is shaping up

  18-12-2017 18:20
  Do you hold strong opinions and views about the growth potential of the nascent cyber insurance market?
  
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• Towergate hires former Met boss Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe

  18-12-2017 16:15
  Ex-police chief has been working with the broker on employee engagement and thought leadership since October.
  
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• PIB buys Citynet Insurance Brokers

  18-12-2017 16:13
  Consolidator has made 12 deals in the past 19 months.
  
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• FCA warns against ‘bogus’ firm operating in the UK

  18-12-2017 15:41
  The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning to insurers against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers.
  
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• Review of the year: August 2017

  18-12-2017 15:15
  Losses at Ageas Retail, Kanye West, bribery offences and the deal between Allianz and LV hit the headlines in August.
  
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• #Insagepeople: 18 - 22 December 2017

  18-12-2017 15:09
  Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
  
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• Grenfell report: Building regulations ‘not fit for purpose’

  18-12-2017 13:18
  Insurers have welcomed an official report in the wake of Grenfell Tower claiming that existing building regulations are “not fit for purpose”.
  
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• Aviva paid out £2.7bn in claims during 2016

  18-12-2017 13:06
  Aviva paid £2.7bn in cash settlements and services to more than 775,000 UK customers claiming on their individual insurance policies in 2016.
  
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• Citi, AIG and BofA among US groups facing $50bn tax plan hit

  18-12-2017 12:43
  Five institutions would be forced to take writedowns if corporate rate falls to 21%
  
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• Allianz secures finding of dishonesty against claimant law firm

  18-12-2017 11:50
  A court has found that a claimant law firm inflated legal costs by over 75%, in a landmark case brought by Allianz.
  
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• InsurTech Futures: Start-up InsurePal to launch UK motor offering in 2018

  18-12-2017 11:34 via insuranceage.co.uk
  Peer-to-peer insurer aims to raise £15m in funding through an Initial Coin Offering.
  
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• Predictions for 2018: The CII's Sian Fisher

  18-12-2017 10:59
  The CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute considers the key issues for the next 12 months and wonders if a huge cyber breach is on the horizon.
  
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• VIG bolsters market share with Seesam acquisition

  18-12-2017 10:57
  Vienna Insurance Group has acquired Estonia-based Seesam Insurance.
  
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• FCA warns of unauthorised firm targeting the UK

  18-12-2017 10:37 via insuranceage.co.uk
  Regulator urges insurance industry and clients to be wary of "bogus entity" Bulwark Insurance.
  
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• Chubb names Church as international property head

  18-12-2017 10:26
  Chubb has named Brian Church executive vice president and head of international property for the company's overseas general business, effective 1 January 2018.
  
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• Insurance startup Insure Pal to launch £15m initial coin offering

  18-12-2017 10:05
  Insurance startup Insure Pal is raising $18m (£15m) in an Initial Coin Offering to fund its UK motor launch in H1 2018.
  
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• Insurance start-up Insure Pal to launch £15m initial coin offering

  18-12-2017 10:05
  Insurance start-up Insure Pal is raising $18m (£15m) in an Initial Coin Offering to fund its UK motor launch in H1 2018.
  
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• Navigators secures market access through Belgian acquisitions

  18-12-2017 10:04
  Navigators has purchased two Belgium-based businesses in a €35m deal which it hopes will allow continued access to the European market after Brexit.
  
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• Blog: The cloudbuster’s guide to surge

  18-12-2017 07:00
  Technology can’t influence the weather but can change its outcomes during surge, explains Claims Consortium’s operations director Connie Beasley.
  
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• UK savers pull £15.3bn from pension pots in a year via drawdown

  18-12-2017 06:00
  New freedoms see more savers take income while fund remains invested
  
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• AGCS's board to change in July 2018

  18-12-2017 03:46
  Several senior members of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's board are retiring in the middle of next year.
  
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