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Announcement comes a week ahead of results as insurer tries to recover from string of profit warnings

August 30, 2023 | 03:43AM

Direct Line appoints Aviva’s Adam Winslow as chief executive
The award is one of the largest of its kind for harassment in the City of London

August 25, 2023 | 06:50AM

Ex-Swiss Re underwriter wins £1.3mn in sexual discrimination tribunal case
Higher interest rates are making deals affordable for many more companies

August 24, 2023 | 09:00AM

Corporate pension buyouts reach record volumes in US and UK
Insurer is confronting multiple Australian legal cases from investors

August 21, 2023 | 05:27AM

Australia’s IAG reports $4.5bn of Greensill legal claims
Scheme could cover up to 30 commercial vessels in Black Sea under threat of potential attack from Russia

August 21, 2023 | 12:00AM

Ukraine nears deal with global insurers to cover grain ships
Thousands of leaseholders in blocks of flats under 11 metres face bills to replace cladding six years after Grenfell disaster

August 20, 2023 | 02:00PM

Aviva chief calls for extension of cap on fire-safety costs to England’s low-rises
One of Britain’s biggest motor insurers says increases in premiums have helped it match rising cost of claims

August 16, 2023 | 04:58AM

Admiral says ‘cycle is turning’ as prices for motor cover surge
Rising interest rates lift annuity sales but trigger mixed performance in other divisions

August 15, 2023 | 04:07AM

UK insurer Legal & General receives earnings boost from corporate pension deals
Companies ditch collective action in the face of legal threats and political opposition from some Republicans

August 12, 2023 | 09:00AM

European insurers say US backlash has damaged climate change push
Reinsurers demand much higher prices for cover of extreme weather events in response to growing bill

August 09, 2023 | 08:53AM

Insurers rack up $50bn in losses from natural catastrophes this year

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