Drive Safely This Election Day

"If you use your car to get to the polls, drive safely. Even those who walk need to watch out for cars on election day." (2008-10-31)
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BeatThatQuote panel expands again

"BeatThatQuote.com has added two of Equity’s insurance products to its price comparison panel.
Equity’s home and breakdown products will be integrated into the list of prices compared at the site.
BeatThatQuote is also teaming up with insure.co.uk and insurepink to offer motor insurance.
Including insurepink in its panel enables BeatThatQuote to support the Pink Ribbon Foundation, because insurepink [...]" (2008-10-31)
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Animal Strike Claims and Fatalities Increase

"New analysis of insurance claims and federal crash data indicate rising levels of insurance claims for animal collisions. The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) and its affiliate the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) also report that while most vehicle-animal collisions aren’t severe enough to injure people, crash deaths are increasing. The number of people [...]" (2008-10-30)
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Fiscal H1 loss for Leo

"Leo Insurance Services has posted its results for the six months ending 31st July 2008, with a loss of £15,078, or 0.21 pence per share.
This is compared to a profit of $18,180 in the same period last year.
Operating loss for the six months was £45,000, an increase on the operating loss of £41,000 in [...]" (2008-10-30)
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Hurricanes wipe $600m off Zurich balance sheet

"Switzerland-based Zurich Financial Services Group has estimated its pre-tax aggregate claims payouts from hurricanes Gustav and Ike at $600 million (€466.1 million).
The figure, to be included in Zurich’s nine month interim results, is net of reinsurance recoverables, and includes reinsurance reinstatement premiums.
The vast majority of the payouts, $545 million, relate to Ike, whilst $55 million [...]" (2008-10-30)
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Biba and AIFA may forge closer links

"The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has indicated that it may be looking to forge closer links with the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA).
In the early part of this year, both organisations denied rumours that they could merge but about a fortnight ago the London Market Insurance Brokers’ Committee (LMIBC) announced that it [...]" (2008-10-30)
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Giles completes acquisition of Dickson Insurance Brokers

"Giles Insurance Brokers has completed its acquisition of independent insurance intermediary, Dickson Insurance Brokers.
Watford-based Dickson was established in 1986 and employs 20 full-time staff.
The firm placed gross written premiums of £7.2 million in its last financial year, providing services to individual and corporate clients.
According to its founder, Paul Dickson, the business has a [...]" (2008-10-29)
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