Simply Business, the biggest business and landlord insurance broker in the United Kingdom, has released data that showed that landlords’ tightening budgets are starting to affect their ability to maintain their properties, and that the number of insurance claims made for avoidable issues such as burst pipes, leaks, damage do to frost, and problems relating to wear and tear have risen by 5 percent since 2008. This information was drawn from the claims made by more than 3,500 private landlords and indicated that the largest cause of claims is water…
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Cinven buys U.K. Guardian life and pension from Aegeon
Cinven Ltd. has announced that it has purchased the life and pension unit of U.K. Guardian from the Dutch insurance company which owns Scottish Equitable, Aegon NV, for $449 million, in the effort to reduce its expenses within the United Kingdom. According to Aegon, which is based in the Hague, by the end of June 2011, the U.K. Guardian unit had recorded a value of approximately $445 million. Its unit for asset management will still be responsible for Guardian’s approximately $12 billion in assets on Cinven’s behalf. By 2015, Aegon’s…
Read MoreReport shows insurance fraud is skyrocketing
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has released a report with statistics indicating that there was an increase of 9 percent in fraudulent insurance claims between 2009 and 2010. The report showed that in 2010, there were approximately 133,000 fraudulent claims, with a value of £919 million. This indicates that there are an average of 2,500 false claims made every week by the public. In fact, over the past five years, the value and quantity of detected fake insurance claims has increased by 100 percent. It is estimated that the…
Read MoreFlint Insurance announces new eco-friendly customer benefit initiative
Flint Insurance Private Clients Panel member, Zurich Private Clients, has announced its newest “green” environmentally friendly initiative as a new benefit for their customers. The eco-friendly effort will provide a benefit for enhanced fuel efficiency to customers with high net worth auto insurance. Included on the Flint Private Clients Panel are the leading insurance providers in the UK. They provide a range of different insurance products, from high net worth insurance to auto insurance. Zurich Private Clients is among the insurers on the panel that is considered to be an…
Read MoreAmlin releases new estimates for catastrophe losses
Amlin Plc, a UK and Lloyd’s insurance company, gave a presentation to analysts in order to provide its most recent estimates regarding its catastrophe losses as a result of major events this year. At that meeting, they announced that their estimations had reached approximately $50 million in their net claims resulting from the two serious American tornadoes that occurred in April and May of this year. They also stated that their estimations regarding the earthquake claims from the events in Japan and New Zealand “remain subject to uncertainty.” They added…
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