Insurance News ME

EastNets launches UniRisX eInsurance Service in UAE

EastNets is engaged in the provision of handling confidential transactions primarily for the financial, corporate and government sectors in Europe, United States of America, the Middle East and Africa.

BancorpSouth to Offer Customers MyTermsm, Internet-Based Term Life Insurance

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) today announced an agreement between its Individual Life Insurance business and BancorpSouth to offer MyTerm^SM, a new simplified issue term life insurance policy available through the Internet, to BancorpSouth customers.

Germany-Based CiV Lebensversicherung assigned 'A' rating; outlook stable - S&P

Standard & Poor's (NYSE:MHP) Ratings Services said it has assigned German bancassurer CiV Lebensversicherung AG (CiV Leben) 'A' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings with a stable outlook, citing the company's strategic importance to Talanx Primary Group.

Citibank ties up with AXA Group

Citibank, a member of Citi, and AXA Group launched an auto insurance payment scheme whereby a Citibank cardholder can choose from a range of auto insurance plans offered by AXA Group and pay for it in 9 monthly installments at 0% interest rate using Citibank's Easy Installment Plan (EIP).

2nd Middle East Conference on Bancassurance & Alternative Distribution Channels

Theme: "The Lure of Bancassurance And Strategies For Success”

28 - 29 Apr 2008, Sheraton Hotel, Manama, Bahrain http://www.asiainsurancereview.com/pages/conference_details.asp?id=104

Alleanza renegotiates terms of bancassurance venture with Intesa

MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA has renegotiated the terms of its Intesa Vita bancassurance venture Intesa Sanpaolo, the daily Il Sole 24 Ore said Saturday.

Tesco Dental Insurance uncovers top smiles

Tesco Dental Insurance has polled the UK to discover the public's favourite celebrity smiles.

Muang Thai to lift telemarketing sales - partnership with KBank big success

Muang Thai Life Assurance is set to tap into the database of Kasikornbank next year to expand its telemarketing sales following a success in their bancassurance partnership, which generates about 3.4 billion baht in new sales for Muang Thai Life this year.

AIG’s insurance web revolution

The insurance web revolution has taken an extra step forward with AIG’s release of their latest website that fully integrates underwriting with business flow management and administration.

ING in talks to sell insurance with Japan Post

ING, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, aims to expand insurance sales in Japan by allying with regional banks and the newly-privatized postal system in the nation.