In an effort to be the first in the industry to take advantage of the upcoming wave of “ordinary astronauts” who will be taking the first commercial trips into space next year, the German insurance giant, Allianz, has announced that in 2012 it will begin selling space travel insurance policies. The sale of these policies will align with the launch of the spaceflight company called Virgin Galactic, owned by Virgin Group’s Richard Branson. There have already been approximately 450 people who have made seat reservations with Virgin Galactic for its…
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Leading European property and casualty insurers saw premiums increase of 5.2%
Spain-based MAPFRE has released the results of its 7th annual survey of European insurance companies and has ordered them based on their writing of gross premiums, determining that all of the top insurers were able to both raise their revenues from premiums and achieve successful outcomes that were largely based on activity outside their own countries. The survey specifically examined non-life insurers, and the report published by MAPFRE stated that the top ten insurance companies saw an increase of 5.2 percent in their premiums, bringing them to $283.39 billion in…
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Allianz SE insurance company is filing a lawsuit against celebrity and heiress, Paris Hilton. The insurer paid Damiani’s claim for jewels that were stolen from Ms. Hilton. Allianz says the police recovered part of the jewels, and she should return them to the owner; a Manhattan jeweler. But according to Ms. Hilton’s spokeswoman, the suit isn’t based on the facts. In December 2008, a burglary ring that was targeting celebrity homes, robbed Paris Hilton’s mansion. They stole over 2.5 million dollars worth of jewelry; including jewels that were on loan…
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