International Underwriting Association (IUA)
Travelers joins IUA
Travelers Insurance Company has become the latest firm to join the International Underwriting Association.
Insurers hope for strike-out legislation after consultation on Summers review
Only two of 18 parties voice opposition to review in Law Commission consultation.
Data concerns prompt IUA professional lines questionnaire
The International Underwriting Association has published a new questionnaire for the submission of professional lines business.
Europe: Should we stay or should we go?
Earlier this month, Conservative backbencher Adam Afriyie called on the government to bring forward the referendum on the UK leaving the European Union from 2017 to October 2014.
ABI unveils rehab insurer panel
The Association of British Insurers has revealed the make up of a new rehabilitation panel to provide a unified voice for insurers.
IUA Group to oversee London Market Claims Committee
The International Underwriting Association is to oversee a new London Market Claims Committee which has been set up with the aim of establishing best practice guidelines for the energy claims market.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 3 October 2013
It’s good to know brokers always conform to certain stereotypes, and a love of golf and an inability to make time for a phone call are among them.
London company market income totals £24bn
Premium income written in the London company market reached nearly £18bn in 2012, according to a survey by the International Underwriting Association.
IUA urges renewal of US’ Terrorism Insurance Act
The International Underwriting Association has warned underwriting terrorism insurance without a US government backstop is a gamble that could create to economic uncertainty.
IUA urges renewal of US’ Terrorism Insurance Act
The International Underwriting Association has warned underwriting terrorism insurance without a US government backstop is a gamble that could create to economic uncertainty.
IUA establishes Political Risk Committee
The International Underwriting Association has created a new London market Political Risk Committee comprising underwriting and claims representatives from across the association’s member companies.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 11 July 2013
Penny is used to rubbing shoulders with leading lights, but was surprised to come face-to-face with a TV star at the International Underwriting Association’s summer party on Thursday.
IUA elects Malcolm Newman as chair
The International Underwriting Association has today elected Malcolm Newman as its chair.
Malcolm Newman elected IUA chair
Malcolm Newman has today been elected chairman of the International Underwriting Association.
IUA report raises concerns over cover for eco losses
Insurance cover for environmental losses is often incomplete or even non-existent without a dedicated policy in place, according to a research paper from the International Underwriting Association.
Risk Management: Adapt to survive
Professional buyers and the market that serves them have a shared interest in keeping corporate insurance relevant, yet changing circumstances are threatening its role and value.
Regulation: A heavy crown
The downfall of the Financial Services Authority was met with resounding support. However, as its successors take over sceptics ask whether the twin peak model might create more discontent in the industry.
FCA business model met with trepidation in insurance industry
Fears have been voiced by the insurance industry that the new regulators will intrude too much into the commercial sphere and that having two bodies will cause inefficiency.
Opinion: A real code breaker
Once largely ignored, the Rehabilitation Code is now a fully established part of the claims process
Rehab code use in PI claims continues to rise
The Rehabilitation code is now “a fully established part of the claims process”, according to a report by the International Underwriting Association and the Association of British Insurers.
90% of London market claims processed electronically
The use of electronic claims files in the London company market is much more extensive than previously stated, according to the International Underwriting Association.
London insurance market's progress with ECF understated, claims IUA
The use of electronic claims files in the London company market is much more extensive than previously stated, according to new analysis by the International Underwriting Association.
Premium taxes soar across Europe
Insurance premium taxes are rising all over Europe as pressure from finance deficits and a worsening economic outlook hits home, according to the Insurance Underwriting Association.
Worsening economic outlook pushes up IPT
Several governments across Europe have ramped up insurance premium tax rates in response to finance deficits and a worsening economic outlook, research has shown.