Regulation
Beazley in new mid-market drive
Beazley has announced plans to begin underwriting commercial property business on an admitted basis from 19 February. The Lloyd's insurer said its aims to offer mid-sized clients service previously familiar only to the largest insurers.
European insurance boss addresses business insurance public inquiry
Gérard de La Martinière, President of CEA, the Brussels-based representative organisation for the European insurance and reinsurance industry, today participated at the European Commission’s public hearing which was held to gather reactions to the…
Target acquires Harlosh
Harlosh has been acquired by Target Group, the financial software and services organisation operating in the consumer and commercial loan markets. The enlarged Target Group will now be one of the largest privately-owned systems and services providers in…
Pru launches assault on poor claims record in protection
Prudential has attacked the protection market's poor record for paying claims, and has launched its own flexible protection plan in a bid to win market share.
Construction code to tackle water damage
Construction underwriters are set to establish a code of practice to prevent the multi-million-pound...
FSA warns firms of greater disaster impact
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ICA reveals growing trust for FSA
The Association of British Insurers has published guidance for the industry on how to deal with the ...
Insurers dismiss bull bar outcry
Insurers have dismissed doctors' calls for the insurance industry to start clamping down on bull bar...
Cash appeal to brokers
An appeal to former members of a closed broker mutual has been launched, inviting them to claim thei...
SBJ acquires SG Ingram
Broker SBJ has acquired North Yorkshire actuarial and consulting practice SG Ingram. The move is des...
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
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Brokers question FSA over non-UK insurers
The financial watchdog has been warned it is failing UK policyholders who insure with non UK-domicil...
Appointment at Berwin Leighton Paisner
Berwin Leighton Paisner has recruited Nathan Willmott, a specialist in Financial Services Authority ...
Get authorised to avoid being an April fool
Claims management companies need to apply for authorisation by 16 February in order to ensure their ...
Appointment at Arepa
Arepa has appointed Guy Langton as operations controller. Mr Langton's previous experience includes ...
Appointment at Financial Services Authority
The FSA has appointed two new non-executive directors to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme....
FSA principles focus
The Financial Services Authority business plan for 2007/8 will focus on the organisation's move towa...
A qualified success
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Stick or twist
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ABI - New guide on ICA launched by the Insurance industry
The Association of British Insurers (ABI), in partnership with ILAG, the IUA, Lloyd’s and the LMA, last week published ‘A Guide to the ICA Process for Insurers’. The guide complements the updates made to the ICA regime on 31 December 2006 with additional…
OFT refers PPI market to the Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading has referred the UK payment protection insurance market to the Competition Commission for further investigation.
Fears voiced over ‘free’ insurance products
Sales of insurance policies promoted with three or six month ‘free’ periods may be breaching Treating Customer Fairly (TCF) rules and are likely to come under the scrutiny of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), according to general insurance network…
'Free' periods may breach TCF rules says Ceta
Sales of insurance policies promoted with three or six month ‘free’ periods may be breaching treating customers fairly rules and are likely to come under the scrutiny of the Financial Services Authority, according to general insurance network Ceta.