Regulation
The GISC given permission to accept complaints
The General Insurance Standards Council has been given permission to continue to accept complaints a...
More collaboration needed to improve industry's image
Insurance industry heads have called for the sector to pull together to help manage customer expecta...
Potential extended FSCS cost concerns dismissed by FSA
Anxieties over the potential cost of the extended Financial Services Compensation Scheme were dismis...
Marsh announces Pru tie up
Medisure, the healthcare management arm of Marsh, is to provide PruHealth with clinical case management services, following PruHealth’s UK product launch yesterday.
European insurers welcome gender decision, despite December deadline
European insurance trade bodies have welcolmed the preliminary agreement struck by the EU Council for Employment and Social Affairs on the draft directive on equal access to and supply of goods. However, there was dissapointment that a final decision…
Insurers allowed to use gender to set premiums
The European Commission has agreed to allow insurers to keep using gender data to set premiums.
Saga MBO for £1.35bn
The management of Saga, supported by Charterhouse, have agreed an MBO of the company for an enterprise value of £1.35bn.
CII: Insurers must build investor confidence says James
Lloyd's director of worldwide markets, Julian James today delivers his address to delegates of the Chartered Insurance Institute conference, on the subject of “Making the World Feel Good About Insurance”
Doha round clears a hurdle to free trade
Progress in international trade liberalisation talks is good news for the (re)insurance industry, writes Marie-louise Rossi
Lessons for all to learn
Underwriters and marine insurers at the recent International Union of Marine Insurance must work out how to find their way back into the black while the clement conditions prevail
Claiming the future
Claims
International accounting developments: what is on the radar screen for 2005?
On 1 January 2005, a new set of accounting rules for insurance contracts will be introduced, which w...
China: access granted
Chinese legislation
US Law - NAIC adopts new market law
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has adopted the Market Conduct Surveillan...
Appointment at XL Capital
XL Capital has announced the appointment of Mark W Callahan as chief actuarial officer of XL's insur...
European Law - CEA says equality directive not close
According to the Comite Europeen des Assurances (CEA), adoption of the "gender equality" directive b...
Run-off scheming
Run-off
Nature or nurture
Liability report: Compensation culture
FSA director outlines major concerns
Sarah Wilson, FSA Director High Street Firms, expressed concern about the levels of awareness in the secondary general insurance market, during a speech entitled ‘General insurance regulation: is your house in order?’ at the CII Conference.
Government makes personal injury pledge
Further stability, certainty and transparency will be brought to conditional fee agreements when fixed success fees are extended to the estimated 48 000 annual claims brought for accidents at work from 1 October, Civil Justice Minister David Lammy…
Actuarial Profession puts papers on website
The Actuarial Profession has put the 400 papers presented at its general insurance conventions on it...