Analysis
Composite panels - Panel beating
There is justified concern among property insurers about the safety and reliability of composite panels, resulting in substantial premium rises and reappraisal of assessment methods. Marcus Alcock explains
Wrongful dismissal case clears up doubt over compensation
Harper v Virgin Net (Court of Appeal - 10 March 2004)
Weather - Asian dust storms mount
Scientists studying the dust storms that affect north-east Asia have warned of potential health haza...
Players get closer
London: Regulation
Reporting Standards - S&P expects IFRS shortcomings
Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P) has announced that it is expecting "notable shortcomings" in...
Changing state of play
Latin America
Creating a storm
Business
Legal - Slave descendants to sue Lloyd's
Lloyd's of London is to be sued for damages by a group of US citizens who claim descent from slaves....
Sky-high savings
London: Aviation
South Korea on reform path
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Terrorism - Brokers call for Tria extension
Leading US brokers are calling for the extension of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (Tria),...
FSA Proposals - Research shows insurers could miss capital requirements
Almost a fifth of general insurance companies would currently fail to meet the FSA's new proposal fo...
Where next for the hard market?
London: Market
International - US urges Kampo reform
The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) has issued a white paper on what it describes as violat...
Run-off runs up
Run-off
A new dawn for the takaful market
Takaful insurance
Weather - New US drought research
A new study has linked large-scale long-lasting droughts in the US to oceanic temperature fluctuatio...
Following mixed signals
How does a recent US ruling concerning follow-the-settlements look set to affect cedants' allocation of losses to reinsurers?
London faces ticking clock
London: Operation
Reap what you sow
Crop insurance
Sharpening up your business intelligence
A closer look at managing centralised control of reinsurance purchasing