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City wants regulation simplified

Law firm Evershed’s survey of the City has found that a narrow majority (51%) of City businesses think that Solvency II should be simplified compared...

Regulation | 02 Feb 2012 secure

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FSA demands 15.6% rise in its final budget

The Financial Services Authority has said it needs a 15.6% increase in funding to £578.4m, up from £500.5m in 2011/12 for its final year as a regulator....

Regulation | 02 Feb 2012 secure

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Post magazine – 2 February 2012

The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.

Insurer | 01 Feb 2012 secure

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Arc Legal teams up with Swinton Commercial

Arc Legal Assistance has secured a deal to provide commercial legal expenses and an extended online employment manual service to Swinton Commercial.

Insurer | 01 Feb 2012 secure

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First Assist "regrets" lack of clarity on Laspo bill

Legal expenses provider First Assist has welcomed the six month delay to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill stating it was “a...

Insurer | 31 Jan 2012 secure

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RSA job cuts not mark of wider trend says recruiter

Regulatory changes are likely to keep technical roles in-house, however, the number of support function redundancies are expected to rise as an industry-wide...

Regulation | 31 Jan 2012 secure

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Directors' and officers': Under the spotlight

With boardrooms coming under 
increasing scrutiny, the potential for 
expansion in the D&O market is being recognised by savvy insurers, especially...

Regulation | 31 Jan 2012 secure

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Riot claims: Disorderly conduct

The fallout from last summer’s riot continues to rumble on, with consequential loss claims against the police relying on principles that can be traced...

Claims | 31 Jan 2012 secure

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Slater & Gordon to enter UK legal market

Australian law firm Slater & Gordon has agreed to acquire the business of UK law firm Russell Jones & Walker for £53.8m subject to the grant of an Alternative...

Insurer | 30 Jan 2012 secure

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Solvency II faces further delay

Solvency II may not be implemented until 2015 – two years later than planned, according to a report in the Financial Times Deutschland.

Insurer | 26 Jan 2012 secure

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Post magazine – 26 January 2012

The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.

Insurer | 25 Jan 2012 secure

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North of the border: Civil Justice Council for Scotland

Lord Gill's recommendations will establish a body to progress procedural changes, says Catriona Stewart.

Regulation | 24 Jan 2012 secure

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Editor's comment: An unexpected return

The recent exploits of Robbie Keane, Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes have illustrated that you cannot keep a good player down. Even if many fans had expected...

Regulation | 24 Jan 2012 secure

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EC insurance unit head explores further regulation for claims activities

More than a decade after the idea of regulating loss adjusters and other claims-related service providers was first mooted, a new European Commission proposal...

Claims | 24 Jan 2012 secure

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Straw’s motor bill awaits second reading

Jack Straw’s Motor Insurance Regulation Bill is set to have its second reading in the House of Commons today.

Insurer | 20 Jan 2012 secure

Quote of the week

We are not the first insurer to be sold, and we won’t be the last. The UK market is very dynamic and brokers have become used to dealing with the challenges this sort of corporate activity presents q

Laurent Matras, Groupama

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Editor's comment: Oxygen offers lessons for all

The ‘breath of fresh air’ puns were never too far away when the London market broker Oxygen was launched in 2004 with...

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Interview - Bobby Gracey & Dr James Lygate: The future of forensics

Despite an abrupt and fractious first meeting many years ago, Bobby Gracey and Dr James Lygate are now business partners...

View from the top

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View from the top: Value added pacts

The industry must band together to push the added value that insurers offer, says Elliot Miller.

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Against the grain 2011: A series of guest articles from expert commentators

Designed to stimulate new ideas, fresh thinking and innovation in the motor claims market.

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The new world for insurance: business perspectives on phase II

The issues driving domicile have become a topic of ongoing interest to the insurance industry. This is why we decided that it was a subject worthy of some closer investigation.

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