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Cameleon Software signs deal with MMA Group

Insurance Industry News Deal

Cameleon Software chosen to help MMA Group adapt to changing insurance market Cameleon Software, a leading developer of configure price quote (CPQ) software, has signed a major deal with the MMA Group, the third largest insurance group in France. Per the deal, the MMA Group will be making use of the CPQ technology developed by Cameleon Software. The MMA Group has chosen Cameleon Software because of the robustness of the company’s CPQ solution. The insurer expects that the technology will help it become more “agile” in handling the needs of…

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Insurance news from Allianz includes profit increases

Insurance News Snap Shot of Allianz Website

The Munich based insurer also saw a rise in P&C gross written premiums. Allianz SE has just announced its third quarter financial results for 2012, and part of this insurance news included a 32.8 percent increase over the operating profits at the same time in 2011, as well as a drop in natural catastrophe claims, and that property and casualty profits have edged upward. Overall, the insurer feels that this year was almost five times better than last year. Of course, it needs to be taken into account that in…

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Insurance news from Prudential reveals new $590 million deal

Julie Campbell
Insurance news

This Asian acquisition may put added pressure on its competitor, AIA Group. Insurance news from the Asia Pacific region has shown that Prudential PLC has just entered into an acquisition agreement to buy the coverage unit from Thanachart Bank in Thailand, for a reported $590 million, in cash. This will double the insurer’s current market share within that Asian nation. This is expected to add greater competition to the insurance news in Southeastern Asia, which is a rapidly growing marketplace where AIA Group has been working to maintain leadership. This…

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Insurance news from India halts Iranian oil shipments

Julie Campbell
oil Insurance News

Chennai Petroleum has announced that it will no longer be processing crude from Iran. An insurance news announcement from Chennai Petroleum in India has stated that the company will no longer continue with its processing of crude from Iran after its coverage for the oil supplies was lost. Industry sources say that an Iranian firm owns a stake of Chennai Petroleum, reducing imports from other nations. Every day, the plants at Chennai Petroleum will refine 230,000 barrels of crude. This makes up approximately 5.4 percent of the entire refining capacity…

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Insurance news from Atlas includes acquisition of Gateway

H. Cutner
insurance industry report

The deal has been signed to close the agreement for the expansion into the American public auto market. Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. has made insurance news with its announcement that it has now signed a definitive agreement to acquire Camelot Services, Inc., as well as its sole insurance subsidiary of Gateway. The acquisition was announced to have been for around $23 million. The final closure of the insurance news transaction is still subject to the typical conditions, such as the regulatory approval of Gateway Insurance Company’s change of control. It…

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