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Insurance Industry News

Insurance: FSA to come knocking

22. January 2010

That rat-a-tat-tatting on your door is the man from the Financial Services Authority, as it starts follow up visits to insurance brokers and investment firms that hold clients' money or assets.

Insurance: SEC settles with General Re over AIG and Prudential

21. January 2010

The USA's Securities and Exchange Commission has settled an action with General Re alleging fraud in relation to unrelated accounting failures at AIG and Prudential Financial Inc.

Insurance News: Malaysia's MAA to sell unit to AMMB

7. January 2010

Malaysia's MAA is to sell its general insurance unit to AmG Insurance, part of the AmBank group.

Insurance News: AVIVA manager stole GBP1.4 m

23. November 2009

An insurance manager and a former policeman plus 10 others have been jailed for their involvement in a fraud on AVIVA and the subsequent laundering of more than GBP1.4 million.

Insurance: Allied World Announces branch office in Singapore

16. November 2009

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd is to open a branch office in Singapore. Bruce Ford has been appointed as its Principal Officer and Head of Treaty Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

Insurance: Woodmen alleges US Bank misled it over investments.

16. November 2009

Woodmen of the World, an insurance and mutual funds company, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking recovery of USD29.7 million in investments that U.S. Bank National Association lost in short-term investments managed by an affiliate of the bank.

Insurance: US Broker International Excess opens specialist agribusiness unit

12. November 2009

International Excess Agribusiness is headed by a specialist in the area who is also a farmer.

Insurance: Kingsway completes sale of Zephyr

2. November 2009

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("Kingsway" and "Company") has completed the previously announced sale of Zephyr Insurance Company, Inc.

Insurance: Australian broker banned

29. October 2009

Insurance broker Michael Andrew Crawley of Yarraville, Victoria, has been permanently banned from providing financial services following an investigation by ASIC.

Insurance: ING sells Aus/NZ units to JV partner ANZ

25. September 2009

ING of the Netherlands continued its "Back to Basics" strategy with the announcement of the sale of its 51% interest in its life insurance and wealth management JV to partner ANZ for EUR1,100 million.