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• Axa’s deal for XL highlights pressure on specialists

  05-03-2018 20:10
  Shareholders unhappy with purchase, but more M&A in Bermuda-based groups likely
  
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• Updated: Motor claims from Beast from the East could hit £33m

  05-03-2018 18:14
  The industry is counting the cost of ‘the Beast from the East’, with motor insurers in particular facing claims of up to £33m.
  
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• Motor claims from Beast from the East could hit £33m

  05-03-2018 18:14
  The industry is counting the cost of ‘the Beast from the East’, with motor insurers in particular facing claims of up to £33m.
  
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• News analysis: Brokers welcome IDD delay

  05-03-2018 17:22
  UK brokers did not know what the rules would look like until January this year
  
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• Opinion: Jon Dye on optimism and the importance of insurance to society

  05-03-2018 16:51
  Out of uncertainty: Jon Dye looks behind the headline of a recent survey that found declining optimism among brokers and shares his reasons for being upbeat
  
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• Axa/XL: spanner in the works

  05-03-2018 16:20
  Chief Thomas Buberl only has himself to blame for share drop
  
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• Turnover up but profits slip for Be Wiser

  05-03-2018 13:14
  CEO Mark Bower-Dyke said marketing and staffing spend had increased to counteract competition and fewer cars on the roads.
  
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• Insurance Cares: Is your business dementia friendly?

  05-03-2018 13:12
  Dominic Carter of Insurance United Against Dementia explores how brokers and insurers can do more to help an overlooked market.
  
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• Insurers celebrate National Apprenticeship Week

  05-03-2018 12:53
  Insurers are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by creating hundreds of roles and showcasing their apprentices.
  
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• Theresa May says UK will abandon passporting post Brexit

  05-03-2018 12:44
  Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK will abandon passporting when it leaves the European Union.
  
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• BGL targeting 200 apprentices for new academy

  05-03-2018 12:08
  Recruits to range from school leavers to degree holders.
  
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• Alpha Insurance in liquidation, blames CBL

  05-03-2018 12:07
  Alpha Insurance has placed itself into solvent liquidation as a “direct consequence” of the failure of CBL Insurance.
  
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• Axa can do what Catlin could not: XL CEO

  05-03-2018 11:30
  An XL Group under Axa would provide the Bermuda-based specialty insurer with the scale and competitive edge that it failed to achieve from the landmark Catlin acquisition, XL’s CEO said.
  
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• Blog: Your move Allianz - impact of Axa/XL deal on P&C market worldwide

  05-03-2018 11:21
  The news that Axa is to spend $15.3bn (£11.1bn) to acquire XL Group will certainly get the insurance boards around the world chattering.
  
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• Axa to buy Bermuda-based XL Group for $15.3bn

  05-03-2018 11:17
  Deal gives French company more access to commercial property and reinsurance
  
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• CBL collapse pushes Danish insurer Alpha into liquidation

  05-03-2018 10:49
  Alpha said that the fall was directly linked to the failure of CBL Insurance.
  
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• Axa to buy XL for $15bn

  05-03-2018 10:12
  Deal subject to shareholder approval and expected to complete in the second half of 2018.
  
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• Axa to buy XL for $15.3bn

  05-03-2018 09:52
  Axa has entered an agreement to acquire 100% of XL Group for $15.3bn (£11.1bn).
  
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• Axa agrees to buy Bermuda-based XL Group for $15bn

  05-03-2018 08:57
  Deal will expand French insurance group’s property and casualty business
  
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• Analysis: Women-friendly travel policies: Fair for females

  05-03-2018 07:00
  As conversations around the gender pay gap or harassment at work illustrate, an increasing number of women are demanding a fairer deal. But will this extend to their insurance?
  
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