Regulation
Broker criticises FSA for goodwill inconsistency
Brokers who believe they have met the Financial Services Authority goodwill requirements could still...
Thompstone verdict announcement
Judgement in the appeal of the Thompstone v Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust is due to be announcement tomorrow at 10.30am, Post has learnt.
Bank heavily fined for PPI failures
The Financial Services Authority has fined HFC Bank over £1m for failing to take reasonable care to ensure that the advice it gave customers to buy payment protection insurance was suitable, and for failing to have adequate systems and controls for the…
Broker adviser loses trading permission
The Financial Services and Markets Tribunal has upheld an Financial Services Authority decision last year to cancel the permission of mortgage and insurance broker adviser Qamar Hussain to carry out regulated activities.
Broker deal collapse: PWS response
PWS has issued a statement following THB's announcement earlier this day that both firms have ceased merger talks.
Tribunal upholds FSA decision to shut down adviser
The Financial Services and Markets Tribunal has upheld an Financial Services Authority (FSA) decision last year to cancel the permission of mortgage and insurance broker adviser Qamar Hussain (trading as Radiant Technological Services) to carry out…
Motor specialist reorganises around three key areas
Claims solutions provider Audatex UK has announced a new commercial organisation tasked with reinforcing its "relationship with customers across the claims community".
Broking giant outsources 650 jobs
The Capita Group Plc has been selected by Marsh as preferred partner to transform and deliver Marsh's services, based in Norwich in a move that impacts 650 jobs.
Salaries up in 2007, says Watson Wyatt
Salaries in the UK financial services sector rose by a median 4.2% in 2007 though this masks wide variations, especially when total cash payments are considered.
FSA appoints wholesale director to its board
Sally Dewar has been appointed to the Financial Services Authority board with effect from 9 January 2008.
ABI to eradicate innocent non-disclosure
Customers who innocently fail to disclose relative details on their insurance applications will still be eligible for insurance payouts, according to the Association of British Insurers’ (ABI) new guidelines on non-disclosure.
Sally Dewar joins FSA as managing director, wholesale
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed Sally Dewar as its new managing director of wholesale. She succeeds Hector Sants who became chief executive in July last year. Sally is currently the director of markets at the FSA. She will also join…
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Teceris pledges to up major loss ante
Teceris Corporate and Complex Adjusting has unveiled a new gold standard 'kitemark', formalising its...
Reviewing the situation
The comment by the managing director of Continuum in regard to "reviewing growth" raises questions a...
Appointment at Barlow Lyde and Gilbert
Barlow Lyde and Gilbert has recruited two professional liability specialists into the firm as partne...
MDU partnership sealed
European reinsurer Scor has announced it has renewed its business relationship with the commercial a...
World riskiest for a decade says WEF report
Global think tank the World Economic Forum has released a report highlighting the need for new thinking and concerted action in a number of problem areas.
Swiss Re to buy 25% stake in Vietnam National Re
Swiss Re today has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 25% stake in Vietnam's leading reinsurance provider, Vietnam National Reinsurance Corporation, for VND1.3 trillion (approximately US$79 million) as a result of which Swiss Re…
Scor renews Converium's UK MDU malpractice account
European reinsurer Scor has announced that it has renewed its successful business relationship with UK medical defence organisation, the Medical Defence Union's commercial arm, Medical Defence Union.
Kiln and Catlin in underwriting agency deal
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC has teamed up with Lloyd's insurers Kiln and Catlin to offer a new contract combining property, combined liability, professional indemnity, directors' and officers' and legal expenses. Other classes will…
MMC announces global broking restructure
Marsh & McLennan has announced it is to consolidate its global insurance broking business into two geographic divisions.
Appointment at Risk Publishing Online
Risk Publishing Online has made three new additions to its board. Nigel Lucas becomes the company's ...
Trade bodies clash over government credit comment
The Institute of Insurance Brokers and the British Insurance Brokers' Association are at odds over c...