Jersey
Jersey duo jailed for £3.3m insurance fraud
A Jersey court has imprisoned two men for conspiring to defraud one of the bailiwick’s oldest insurers out of £3.3m over a 13-year period.
180 years of Post: Broking under occupation
May marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War. The only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Germans during the war were the Channel Islands, which were under the rule of the Germany Armed Forces from 1940 to 1945. As part of Post’s…
Jersey insurer investigated for suspicious accounts
The Jersey Mutual Insurance Society is being investigated after ‘historic accounting activities’ were uncovered.
Analysis: Insuring musical instruments, striking the right notes
Musical instruments require insurance cover that's in tune with their tumultuous lives.
Month in Post: He’s back and will bite at your ankles
There is always something troubling about a disembodied head. More so, when it is Arnie’s head and it is shouting at people at the bus stop.
Regional review: Jersey
The largest of the British Channel Islands, Jersey is located 100 miles from the south of England and 14 miles off the French coast. Covering 45 square miles, the island offers one of the world’s major international finance centres. For the island's…
Gallagher appoints James Anderson to head up Rossborough Insurance
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed James Anderson as group managing director of Rossborough Insurance, its Jersey-based personal and commercial lines broking business.
Jersey watchdog to increase insurance business rates
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has increased insurance business fee rates 18.1% in line with inflation following a consultation that received no feedback.
More scrutiny on Luxembourg captives ahead
With increasing regulatory scrutiny, managing a captive can become challenging. Protected cell companies offer a practical alternative.
Advantage and Argo Global sign binding agreement
Jersey-based Advantage Underwriting has signed a binding agreement with Argo Global to expand its capacity and underwriting proposition.
Esure founder could quit Britain
Esure founder Peter Wood, pictured, is considering relocating to Jersey to escape the UK's tax burden.
FATCA approach provides certainty, says Guernsey Finance
Guernsey Finance has welcomed the announcement from the island's government that it is seeking to negotiate a partnership agreement with the US to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
EU placated as Guernsey repeals "harmful" tax provisions
Guernsey's revised zero-10 corporate tax regime has been given a clean bill of health by the European Union after previously being deemed harmful by regulators.
Legal analysis: Brokers should rethink fee structure in light of duty of care ruling
The ruling earlier this month in which a judge in the Royal Court of Jersey awarded damages of £528 500 against a leading insurance broker demonstrates that perhaps brokers need to charge more for their services as well as reconsider their role and…
Adding 1 delays UK office openings for 12 months
Jersey-based insurance marketing organisation Adding 1 has sidelined its plans to open offices in the UK mainland for 12 months.
Jersey avoids Solvency II
Jersey’s insurance sector has welcomed the announcement from the island’s financial services regulator, the Jersey Financial Services Commission, that it has no plans to implement Solvency II measures in Jersey.
Jersey regulator rejects Solvency II
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has said that it has no plans to implement Solvency II measures in Jersey.
Jersey firm has Giles in its sights after takeover
Bosses from Jersey-based Islands Insurance have heralded the acquisition of Reed Insurance Associates as "a big leap forward", after finalising a deal that sees the firm become the self-proclaimed second largest operator on the Channel Islands.