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Gender ruling raises concern over age discrimination
In addition to raising insurance premiums for women, there are fears that today’s European Court of Justice ruling that gender based pricing in insurance is illegal, will lead to further challenges with regard to age discrimination.
Bartlett supports Better acquisition
Global insurance broker Bartlett Group has provided the insurance advisory and broking services for Better Capital during the acquisition of the advisory businesses of Santia, formerly part of the Connaught group, from its administrators, KPMG.
Roundtable - mergers & acquisitions: Cautiously navigating the upturn
Recession and recovery, global ambition, super-mergers, market appetite, pricing, marrying business cultures and managing brokers' expectations were all topics of deeply involved discussion as a panel of industry big-hitters jousted at a recent Post and…
Claims - VAT relief: Finding relief
With VAT rising to 20% from early next year, Alistair Winning & David Damsell look at how the rules surrounding this tax need to be examined closely by all parties to ensure the full relief available is claimed.
Run-off liabilities down
KPMG's annual run-off survey of UK non-life insurance shows that liabilities have shrunk by 21%.
SII to drive M&A in run-off sector
KPMG’s annual run-off survey of UK non-life insurance, has shown that liabilities have shrunk by 21%.
SII to drive M&A in run-off sector
KPMG’s annual run-off survey of UK non-life insurance, has shown that liabilities have shrunk by 21%.
Video: The changing market, and what it will mean for you
With the insurance market at a cross roads due to the impending introduction of Solvency II, KPMG’S head of general insurance Mark Winlow speaks to Post editor Jonathan Swift about how insurers can face up to the post-recessionary world.
Video: The changing market, and what it will mean for you
With the insurance market at a cross roads due to the impending introduction of Solvency II, KPMG’S head of general insurance Mark Winlow speaks to Post editor Jonathan Swift about how insurers can face up to the post-recessionary world.
Future market challenges: After the storm
Amid the unprecedented economic pressures and turbulence of recent years, the insurance industry has performed admirably. Now Mark Winlow urges companies to concentrate on the key catalysts for change and understand the consequences their responses will…
Five years ago: Graduates snub insurer opportunities
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
Interview - Sandy Scott: Discovery continues for tireless Scott
As CII chief executive Sandy Scott notches up a decade at the helm of the institute, he talks to Lynn Rouse about change, challenges and his critics, plus the professionalism agenda he is intent on pursuing.
Zurich UK fined £2.3m
The Financial Services Authority has fined the UK branch of Zurich £2 275 000 following the loss of a back-up data tape in South Africa containing information relating to a number of its general insurance customers.
FSA manager joins KPMG
KPMG in the UK has recruited Paul Brenchley from the FSA as a director in its insurance risk team within the risk and compliance advisory practice.
KPMG unsurprised by US omission in Solvency II project
KPMG has welcomed Ceiops draft advice (Consultation Paper 81), published yesterday, on which jurisdictions’ regulatory regimes are to be considered within the first wave of Solvency II equivalence assessments.
KPMG unsurprised by US omission in Solvency II project
KPMG has welcomed Ceiops draft advice (Consultation Paper 81), published yesterday, on which jurisdictions’ regulatory regimes are to be considered within the first wave of Solvency II equivalence assessments.
Technology - E-certificates: Certifiable progress
Jakki May explains that changes to the law regarding e-certificates for motor insurance mean that the industry can now make headway in dispensing with old-style postal delivery, potentially saving millions on printing while also reducing fraud.
KPMG pair at First City
KPMG's David Costley-Wood and Michael Walker have been appointed as administrators for First City Insurance Group and its subsidiary First City Partnership.
KPMG appointed as First City's administrator
David Costley-Wood and Michael Walker, restructuring partners at KPMG, have been appointed joint administrators of First City Insurance Group and its subsidiary company, First City Partnership by the companies’ directors.
Finance raising - IPOS: Lack of activity
Marsh recently predicted an increase in initial public offerings. Amy Ellis looks at what is actually happening and the impact on the wider insurance community.
Solvency II could see MGA rise
The rise in capital requirements due to Solvency II could drive up the number of managing general agents in the UK market.
Someone to watch over me
If the FSA's plans to create a consumer protection committee go ahead the insurance industry may find itself under intense scrutiny, writes Daniel Dunkley.
See you later, aggregator
Industry commentators are predicting a crackdown on web aggregators - but will the sites' popularity with consumers beat expectations? Rachel Gordon reports
Claims - Controlling Costs: See things differently
Identifying claims leakage is essential for insurers seeking to control costs. Sam Barrett investigates whether new analytics and data visualisation hold the key.