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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:43 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:56:18 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/insurance(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc58259c-d56d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc58259c-d56d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK's third largest life and pensions company is on the verge of appointing John Stewart, the former head of National Australia Bank, as its new chairman, pending FSA approvalFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e44fc5e0-d47f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e44fc5e0-d47f-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe life and pensions group, has identified its preferred candidate to become chairman and hopes to make an appointment within daysWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:53:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e56c46e-d406-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e56c46e-d406-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlTaiwan's Chinatrust Financial is set to pay $660m for a 30 per cent stake in Nan Shan Life Insurance, just a month after it was defeated in its bid to buy the AIG subsidiaryWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:25:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b2ab12e-d34c-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b2ab12e-d34c-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlBelgian insurance group Fortis, broken up as one of Europe's largest victims of the financial crisis, reports net profit of €196m and says it expects 2009 inflows to at least match last year's levelsTue, 17 Nov 2009 08:42:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e33e3e6-d30e-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e33e3e6-d30e-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe New York Federal Res­erve under Tim Geithner 'severely limited its ability' to extract ­concessions from AIG's counter­parties in talks that ended with $27.1bn of public money transferred to the likes of Société Générale and Goldman Sachs, according to a government watchdogTue, 17 Nov 2009 00:20:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/87b54a10-d2c9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87b54a10-d2c9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlSigns of improving UK commercial motor insurance premiums make the largest listed Lloyd's of London insurer optimistic even as catastrophe-related rates look likely to stagnateMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:45:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d68393e-d0aa-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d68393e-d0aa-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlMarsh & McLennan, one the world's largest insurance brokers, said it will pay $400m to settle a class-action case brought by investors who claimed the group made 'false and misleading statements'Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:43:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/25434302-cfcf-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25434302-cfcf-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.htmlBrussels holds back the radical overhaul covering banks and insurers which came into force across most of the rest of the world amid a split over asset valuation under the new rulesThu, 12 Nov 2009 23:31:03 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d805bc2-cfc4-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d805bc2-cfc4-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.htmlLord Myners, the city minister, says new European capital rules for insurance companies could discourage people from saving for retirement by cutting the value of pensionsThu, 12 Nov 2009 20:31:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/603ff07e-cf9b-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/603ff07e-cf9b-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Dutch insurer signalled confidence about scrutiny from the European Commission over the €3bn in state aid it received as it reported a return to profit in the third quarter that nonetheless missed analyst expectationsThu, 12 Nov 2009 16:49:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b390648-cf63-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b390648-cf63-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlJohn Tiner, chief executive of Resolution, is 'very confident' that his company could deliver on its acquisition plan in spite of the rise in value of potential targetsThu, 12 Nov 2009 08:43:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e827a12-cf19-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e827a12-cf19-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe relationship between AIG and some of its US government paymasters has come close to breaking point after a heated exchange between the insurer's board and the Obama administration "pay tsar" over compensation at the stricken company.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:32:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/94ac74e8-ceda-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94ac74e8-ceda-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlPearl Group, the zombie life insurance business, is moving to add a secondary London listing to its Euronext Amsterdam homeWed, 11 Nov 2009 22:40:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/02b73114-cef7-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/02b73114-cef7-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlLife assurers are closer to gaining a reprieve on their annuity business after European regulators reined back on conservative interpretations of proposed new capital rulesWed, 11 Nov 2009 19:24:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ebe37f2-ceec-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Finsurancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ebe37f2-ceec-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlAn estimated $1bn of insurance claims which ground to a halt over a decade ago following legal disputes are set to be processed and paid out following a UK High Court rulingWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:30:04 +0000