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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
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EU executive rejects gutting of insurance reform

BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters)—The European Commission said on Thursday it rejected moves by European Union states to remove the core supervision element from its proposal to shake up the 27-country bloc's insurance sector. "The Commission cannot accept the changes suggested by member st...
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AIRMIC Conference 2008

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2008 AMRAE Conference

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[NEW YORK]—Analysts agree that the latest restructured bailout plan for American International Group Inc. may be better suited to addres...
[BRUSSELS, Belgium]—Insurers and buyers that want to keep the insurance industry's Block Exemption Regulation still have time to mak...
[BRUSSELS, Belgium]—A long-awaited vote by the European Parliament on Solvency II has been delayed as the body waits for the Economic and...
Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France, said that E.U. member states are in agreement that coordination is needed to stem the global financial c...
[LONDON]—Trade credit insurance enquiries are on the increase in the United Kingdom as the country moves into recession and the number of...
[ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey]—Lloyd's of London is expanding into Guernsey under new regulations that allow syndicates to set up operations ...
[LONDON]—Many insurers have reported sharp declines in profits and shareholders' equity in recent weeks but the sector is generally well...
[BADEN-BADEN, Germany]—The conflict of interest in how rating agencies are paid needs to be addressed if past failings are not to be repe...
Companies that seek to invest in sustainable development projects in emerging countries as a means to generate tradable carbon credits will fi...
[BADEN-BADEN, Germany]—Primary insurers are expected to buy more reinsurance at the year-end renewal, seek greater diversification and sp...