Regulation
Watson Wyatt expands non-life insurance team
Watson Wyatt has further enhanced its growing non-life insurance consulting team with the appointment of Kate Angell as a senior consultant.
Heritage launches Gibraltar platform
Heritage Group has launched a Gibraltar operation to manage captives and protected cell companies as well as provide a management service for direct writing insurance companies.
Australian non-life insurance sector to be 'challenged' in 2009 - Fitch
Fitch Ratings has today commented in its annual review report on the Australian non-life insurance sector, "Australian Non-Life Insurance - Well Placed for 2009" that although faced with a number of challenges during 2008, the sector is generally well…
Amlin renewals up 30.6% on 2008
Lloyd's insurer Amlin today said it had written total income to date of £389.0m for the financial year starting 1 January 2009 (before deduction of brokerage), a 30.6% increase on the prior year.
London Club warns of potential increase in exposure to liability
The London P&I Club has warned its members to be wary of a potential increase in exposure to liability for claims as a result of pressures exerted by charterers in the current tough market conditions, and against a background of continuing piracy attacks…
FSA investigation finds Aon made payments to Burma
In its report into Aon's £5.25m fine over "failing to take reasonable care to organise and control its affairs responsibly and effectively, with adequate risk management systems", some payments were made to third parties in Burma, the regulator said.
CEA sets out key issues arising from QIS4
The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, today set out the key issues that were highlighted in a Solvency II impact study.
CEA sets out key issues highlighted by insurers after QIS4 exercise
The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, today set out the key issues that have been highlighted by insurers as a result of last year's QIS4 exercise, the fourth quantitative impact study run by the Committee of European Insurance and…
PB Week: Aon given largest financial crime fine
Today Aon was fined 5.25m pounds by the Financial Services Authority after the regulator gave the broker its largest financial crime related fine writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of Professional Broking , the management magazine for insurance brokers.
Global property business leads Jubilee portfolio expansion
Jubilee Managing Agency (Jubilee), the specialist Lloyd's insurer, has announced the first of its new business lines, with the launch of a Global Property account, part of its strategy to expand and diversify its product portfolio.
Aon "recognises and regrets" £5.25m FSA fine
Aon has said it "recognises and regrets" the failings that led to the Financial Services Authority fining it £5.25m
FSA fines Aon £5.25m
The Financial Services Authority has today fined Aon £5.25m - its largest ever financial crime-related fine.
Abu Dhabi government seeks increased insurance regulation
The government of Abu Dhabi is seeking to increase insurance regulation in an effort to continue to grow in the United Arab Emirates.
Jubilee launches global property account
Lloyd's managing agency Jubilee has launched a global property account.
HSBC head mourned
HSBC head of insurance Christen Schnor (pictured) was found dead in a London hotel room following a ...
The law of which land?
Rome II: Legal update
Appointment at Beazley
Beazley has appointed Anthony Hobkinson to head its specialty lines claims team focusing on professi...
Recession creates opportunities for risk
Changes to operational and security risks will bring about "seismic change" and opportunity for the ...
Feel the heat in Spain
Contingencies: Legal update
Allianz targeted in alleged crash scam
A total of 33 people have appeared in court in connection with a 'crash for cash' scam in which they...
Dispute resolution service aims to cut insurer legal costs by 75%
A new dispute resolution service is targeting the insurance industry claiming it can potentially sav...
Willis hires new head of continental Europe business
(Bestwire) Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has named Adam Garrard as the chief executive officer of its European continental business.
Reinsurer shift towards Europe from Bermuda predicted
Bermuda may continue to lose its favour amongst its domestic reinsurance companies in 2009, business advisory consultant Smart has said.
Lloyd's gets Guernsey licence
Lloyd's, the world's leading specialist insurer, has obtained a licence to write direct general insurance business in Guernsey.