Regulation
PPI mis-selling is FSA priority
The Financial Services Authority this week put the mis-selling of payment protection insurance top o...
Aon's 2005 Terrorism Risk map
Terrorist activity is making the world a riskier place in which to do business, according to Aon's 2...
Penny Black's insurance week
Never mind European regulations, the real problem with the insurance industry is lack of self-esteem...
Trial by judge, not by expert
Armstrong and another v First York (Court of Appeal - 17 January 2005)
Election trio's manifesto hope
Before the election was called, the major three parties all made noises about what they would do for...
New framework set to remove trade barriers
A new framework for pan-European insurance products could pave the way to a single market, without t...
A single market still needs agreement
The news of a proposal that could ultimately lead to a single European market for insurance, without...
Levene sets out four-point plan
Lloyd's Chairman Lord Levene has outlined a four-point plan to restore confidence in the insurance i...
FSCS prepared to take liability risk
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is encouraging early closure of insurers in run-off, desp...
International associations call for global insurance liberalisation
The insurance industries of Europe, represented by Comite Europeen Des Assurances, and the US, represented by the American Council of Life Insurers and the American Insurance Association, are calling for the opening up of insurance markets worldwide.
AIG faces continuing controversy
American International Group (AIG) has continued to be rocked by controversy with the announcement that another executive has been effectively suspended.
FSA publishes methods for emerging market risk assessment
The FSA today revealed how it assesses and prioritises emerging retail market and product risks and highlighted some of the issues it had recently considered.
Pricing is key say Lloyd’s underwriters
Lloyd’s underwriters believe that buyers are more concerned about pricing than current insurance industry investigations, according to new research by Lloyd’s.
Levene commends decisive market action
Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Levene has outlined a four-point plan to restore confidence in the insurance industry.
APRA to investigate Australian branch of GenRe
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced an investigation into certain reinsurance practices involving General Reinsurance Australia’s general insurance business.
Six months after Spitzer ..
Today marks the six-month anniversary of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's price fixing and ...
EC hits back over Tory insurance plan
The European Commission has vowed to keep new financial services legislation in check, dismissing To...
Industry must work together to treat customers fairly
In its Treating Customers Fairly paper, published last July, the Financial Services Authority recogn...
Flood issue could win marginal seats
Election candidates have been urged to put flood management higher on the agenda and use the issue t...
Ombudsman allays broker fears
Financial Ombudsman Service principal Tony Boorman has scotched broker fears that ambulance chasers ...
Biba calls for stronger unity
Post Magazine reports from the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference held last week in Manchester
Born-again company
Crawford and Company has been revitalised during the past few years, winning a string of new contracts. Jonathan Swift spoke to Ian Muress and Benedict Burke
Events
14 April Insurance Institute of London lunchtime lecture - Aviation, Lloyd's Old Library, London. E...
FSA commended over compensation scheme
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has applauded an initiative by the Financial Services Aut...