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The FINANCIAL -- According to Dow Jones, Swiss Reinsurance Co. (SWCEY)Chairman Peter Forstmoser said on April 12 the company "would be interested in" taking a stake in China Reinsurance (Group) Corp.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Dow Jones, ING Groep NV (ING) will start offering car insurance to clients of its Dutch subsidiary Postbank starting on today, the Dutch unit said March 17, without giving financial details.

The FINANCIAL --  Zurich Financial Services (Zurich) announced on March 3 that the Board of Directors will propose to the 2008 Annual General Meeting of shareholders on April 3 the election of Dr. Susan Bies (age 60, US Citizen) and Victor L.L. Chu (age 50,

The FINANCIAL -- The Munich Re Group achieved a profit of €3.9bn in the financial year 2007, thus even surpassing its increased profit guidance of €3.5–3.8bn announced in August. With a return of 20.2% on risk-adjusted capital, it also markedly exceeded its

The FINANCIAL -- MILAN, Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA (G.MI) said on February 4 it has rebuffed calls from Franklin Mutual Advisors, a unit of U.S. mutual funds group Franklin Templeton, for changes to its corporate governance.

The FINANCIAL -- GPI Holding Vienna Insurance Group has launched online sales. One can buy any particular desired insurance product without having to leave the office, even directly from the home. After submitting an order on www.gpih.ge online sales a company representative

The FINANCIAL -- According to Dow Jones, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair will advise Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services AG (ZURN.VX) on climate and political issues, Blair said Monday in a statement.

The FINANCIAL -- Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) is on January 21 announcing the launch of a global initiative focused on the development of products and services addressing the evolving risks associated with climate change, as well as the establishment of a long-range carbon

The FINANCIAL -- Swiss Re’s 'COyou2 reduce and gain' programme, launched a year ago, offers its staff financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The FINANCIAL -- Aviva announced on January 21 that its Dutch business, Delta Lloyd Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with SNS REAAL for the sale of Swiss Life Belgium to Delta Lloyd for EUR135 million in cash.