Regulation
GAB snaps up Jones as COO from Cunninghams
Cunningham Lindsey UK has been forced into a management reshuffle following the departure of one of ...
Appointment at Lane Clark and Peacock
Lane Clark and Peacock has appointed Robert Murray as partner. Mr Murray joined LCP in 1997, and adv...
Appointment at Bermudian Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has announced that Matthew Elderfield has been appointed as the organ...
FSA bans broker as crackdown continues
A director of a Swindon-based insurance broker has been banned for failing to ensure that 225 insura...
A changing climate
Business Continuity Planning
European Commission eyes PI law revamp
The European Commission has put a hold on changes to the law on professional indemnity insurance for...
Stable outlook for France
Moody's has maintained a stable outlook on the French non-life insurance industry in its latest repo...
FSA is starting to justify enforcement war chest
The news that the regulator has once again opened the door marked 'underwriting' at a broker and fou...
Iraq images and foiled attacks fuel demand for terrorism insurance
A combination of increased capacity, more predictable premium rates and innovative programme design is creating steady growth in the take up of stand-alone terrorism insurance, according to Aon’s latest ‘Stand-alone terrorism market update’.
Demand for stand-alone terrorism insurance continues to grow
A combination of increased capacity, more predictable premium rates and innovative programme design is creating steady growth in the take up of stand-alone terrorism insurance, according to Aon’s latest ‘Stand-alone terrorism market update’.
Law suit "unfounded" claims Scor
Scor has claimed allegations it treated rival reinsurance company Converium’s US shareholders unfairly during a hostile takeover bid are “unfounded”.
FSA finds many small firms are not acting on the advice
Small firms using compliance consultants should act on the advice they are given if it would help them comply with their regulatory requirements, according to the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Converium files suit in Scor takeover battle
The battle between reinsurers Converium and Scor intensified today after a law suit was launched against the hostile bidders in the US. According to a statement from Converium this morning, on April 16, 2007, Converium filed a complaint in the United…
IUA hopes updated website will create 'virtual communities'
The International Underwriting Association has updated its website in a bid to create an online database of documents and resources for the London (re)insurance market.
CEA makes recommendations to European Commission
The CEA, the Brussels-based representative organisation for the European insurance and reinsurance industry, has made a series of policy recommendations to the European Commission regarding the interim report of the inquiry into business insurance.
FSA maintains a tough stance with small firms on minimum standards
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said today that it had maintained a tough stance towards small firms that failed to meet its minimum standards in 2006/07. The FSA has minimum requirements or threshold conditions that all firms must fulfil in order…
Quinn Group fights back over forged memo furore
Quinn Group has reacted vehemently to articles written in the Sunday Tribune on 1st April and 8th April that make certain allegations about practices in Quinn-direct based on a memo purporting to come from the company.
Bermuda Monetary Authority appoints new CEO
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has announced that Matthew Elderfield will take over as chief executive in July.
European body responds to EC investisgation
CEA, the Brussels-based representative organisation for the European insurance and reinsurance industry, has made a series of policy recommendations to the European Commission regarding the interim report of the inquiry into business insurance.
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
IRM in Swedish link up as it plans international push
The Institute of Risk Management has announced its biggest international joint venture to date, in w...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Narrow the gap
Legal comparison: Scotland and England
Under the microscope
Fraud: Suspicious transactions