Regulation
Shakespeare goes into administration
Shakespeare Underwriting has gone into administration, because of deficits in its client money accou...
Claims firms must buy PI, warns Hunt
Claims management companies must buy professional indemnity insurance or not be allowed to practice,...
Primary Group acquire Traveller Protection Services
Primary Group Limited has acquired Travellers Protection Services Ltd (TPS), a Norwich-based Insurance Intermediary specialising in both indirect (‘affinity’) and direct sales of travel and other insurance products. The purchase price is undisclosed.
Endurance makes key promotions
Bermudian (re)insurer Endurance Specialty Holdings ha sannounced today the promotions of two senior executives at Endurance Specialty, its Bermuda operating subsidiary. Susan Patschak will become executive vice president and COO and Christopher T…
IFS toasts exam take-up
The Institute of Financial Services has reported that a record number of women have registered for i...
CII supports new framework
The Chartered Insurance Institute has introduced a job role and competency framework to support insu...
A contracts network of project managers set up
A contacts network of project managers, responsible for driving contract certainty improvements in t...
Appointment at Unum Provident
Disability insurer Unum Provident has made Theresa Hobson-Frohock director of human resources. For t...
FSA backed as claims regulator
Members of the House of Lords have rubbished would-be claims regulator the Claims Standards Council,...
Lloyd's sets out new milestones
Lloyd's has set yet more deadlines as part of its three-year strategic plan, as the market attempts ...
Commingling is not the way
It seems to me that many (but by no means all) of what the Financial Services Authority requires of ...
State of play
Regulation
Old profession, new rights
Proposed changes to prostitution laws in the UK have prompted discussions about whether sex workers ...
Doctors' indemnity spat drags on
The Medical Defence Union has stepped up its campaign to have all doctors covered by an insurance-ba...
Appointment at Financial Services Authority
The Financial Services Authority has appointed David Hall as the chairman of the board of the Financ...
Four years ago
Looking back
Horses for courses
Equine
IUA and Lloyd's approve of plan
The insurance sector has welcomed proposals to scrap a central approvals system for those working in...
FMG deal collapses as Vega moves on
Primary Group subsidiary Vega has pulled the plug on the deal to buy broker FM Green, according to s...
Zurich signs BPO deal: Outsources work to Poland, China and India
Zurich Financial Services has appointed Capgemini on a multi-year framework agreement to manage its finance & accounting processes.
Footman James makes ops director appointment
Specialist insurance broker Footman James has announced the appointment of Clair Hayward as operations director. Haywood, who joined the company at the beginning of December, will bring a wealth of insurance expertise having worked as a key account…
Zurich subsidiary opens Europe offices
Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) has announced that Zurich Insurance Ireland Limited (ZIIL), an EU-wide risk carrier for Zurich Global Corporate business, has opened branches in France, Sweden and Finland in addition to its UK branch, which was…
Contract certainty project leaders listed on forum
A contacts network of project managers responsible for driving contract certainty improvements in the London company reinsurance market has been set up by the International Underwriting Association.
German insurers looking for reinsurance fundamentals
The three principal drivers of reinsurance-buying decisions are price, a reinsurer’s financial rating and the types of coverage and exclusions offered, according to a study of the German insurance market sponsored by GE Insurance Solutions.