Regulation
Tory MP joins all-party team
Conservative shadow treasury minister Mark Hoban MP has joined the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ...
Still no evidence for mandatory disclosure
There is still no evidence that commercial insurance customers want mandatory commission disclosure,...
Sir Michael Pitt publishes flood report
Sir Michael Pitt has today called for urgent and fundamental changes in the way the country is adapting to the increased risk of flooding.
Frustration grows over flood law delay
Insurers and MPs welcome the Draft Floods and Water Bill but are frustrated it could take two years to become law and fear the government may fail to stump up the cash.
Max Specialty can write in California
Max Specialty, Bermudian (re)insurer Max Capital's excess and surplus lines insurer, has obtained approval to underwrite in the state of California.
Lacking demand for commission disclosure: IIB
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has said that there is virtually no demand for commission disclosure amongst certain businesses.
European safety campaign gets public supporter
Alliance Corporate Risk Management has thrown its support behind a Europe wide bid to improve risk assessment and injury prevention in the workplace, the company announced today, just before the launch of a major safety campaign.
Biba: Still no demand for mandatory disclosure
There is still no evidence that commercial insurance customers want mandatory commission disclosure, according to the British Insurance Brokers' Association.
Goshawk agrees to £45.7m takeover
Bermdian (re)insurer in run-off and owner of Rosemont Re, Goshawk has announced that it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Enstar Acquisitions for the entire issued share capital of the London-listed firm.
SCA firms downgraded again, outlook still negative
Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the insurance financial strength ratings of financial guarantee (re)insurers XL Capital Assurance (XLCA), XL Capital Assurance (UK) and XL Financial Assurance (XLFA) to B2, from A3. The outlook is negative.
CEA elects president
Tommy Persson was elected president of the CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, a...
ABI raises concern over consumer law reform
The Association of British Insurers has opposed proposals to ramp up insurance contract law at the e...
CII name change mooted after Antipodean merger
The Chartered Insurance Institute is poised to merge with its Australian counterpart, marking a mile...
Safety gong for Cunningham
Cunningham Lindsey UK has won a Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Occupational Health an...
Joe Henderson and Paul Deakin - Long live the client kings
Already named as one of the fastest growing companies in the Profit Track 100 league table, Henderson has continued to catapult itself as a player to be reckoned with. However, chief executive officer Joe Henderson fully understands the importance of…
The ego and the ID
ID Fraud
Appointment at FSSC
Former Financial Services Authority chief executive officer John Tiner is to join the board of the F...
New flood action called for
Half-a-million homes could become uninsurable unless the government takes action on flooding, the As...
Lobbying - Period of high pressure
Climate Change
Insurer league table will 'oversimplify matters'
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has rejected the notion of producing a league table o...
Risky pursuit stance changes
A recent Court of Appeal decision has indicated a change of heart towards people who injure themselv...
Airmic 2008: ERM benefits shown for first time
Enterprise Risk Management can be shown to significantly reduce the net risk exposure of organisations and to support improved decision making, according to the findings of a major study commissioned by the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers…
MGIC enters into $50bn reinsurance agreement with HCC affiliate
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), has acquired up to $50bn of reinsurance from an affiliate of HCC Insurance Holdings, the company said in a statement.
CII manager appointed MBE
Peter Hutchinson, special projects manager at the Chartered Insurance Institute, has been appointed an MBE in the 2008 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to the insurance industry and to charity.