Regulation
New York regulators raise questions about Moody's
New York regulators have raised questions about ratings agency Moody's, a report from Reuters has said.
Non-domestic reinsurers still battling it out for Brazilian market share
With the federally-controlled Brasil-IRB Re still dominating the market, non-domestic reinsurers are still battling it out for market share, a senior reinsurance lawyer has told a conference in New York.
The difference a year makes
A year on from its near collapse and the US government bailout of AIG, senior figures from the broking sector and the insurer itself reflect on those testing early days and what has since happened in the market. Mairi MacDonald reports.
Government to get even tougher on uninsured driving with new measures
Road Safety Minister Paul Clark unveils proposal to make it an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle.
Post launches new series of live webinars for the insurance industry
Take part in Post's latest series of live webinars addressing the key strategic areas of change, the customer and creativity.
ABI claims FOS complaints data risks misleading consumers
The ABI has produced its own table showing complaints in context of overall quality of type of policy.
80% of insurer execs expect drop in UK insurer numbers unless government takes action
ABI director general Stephen Haddrill outlines proposals to boost competitiveness.
Biba welcomes Tory assurance of "cautious" reform
Brokers must not be "shoe-horned" into another set of regulation, says Biba CEO.
PwC warns of Solvency II "uncertainty"
Consultancy says the EC may take different tack to CEIOPS advice.
Gearing up
Philip Heitlinger considers if European insurers are ready for the operational changes neccessary for Solvency II
State of the Union
US reinsurers' financial institutions and directors' and officers' books are in for a hard year but surprisingly few players are looking to make significant moves away from these areas, writes Katherine Blackler.
Liberty Mutual is claiming $1bn in damages against AIG
US insurance giant in workers compensation lawsuit against its rival.
Under the influence
The Financial Services Authority has widened its approved persons regime for employees with 'significant influence'. Adrian Bristow reveals what this means in practice and the steps that should be taken to ensure compliance.
Could Corby happen again?
The remediation of the former Corby steelworks between 1983 and 1997 exposed local families to contaminants. Dr Jon Burton looks at the legislation that has been put in place since then to see if it could ever happen again.
The future of modelling
Once the preserve of geeks, financial modelling is almost mainstream today, although there is still much more to achieve. Andrzej Czernusewicz concludes this three-part series with a look into the future of modelling.
Black swan theory
Unlike bankers, insurers have so far averted trouble in the recession. But, how much of this is due in part to the effective use of modelling and can this help them stay out of trouble? Rachel Gordon speaks to key market figures about modelling…