Regulation
Regulation - A plus factor
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Industry names scoop honours
Two founder members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services receive...
ABI is failing GI market
The general insurance industry should be represented by its own trade body, separate from the life m...
Control of e-mail storage is essential
The uncontrolled rise of e-mail use and misuse is well documented, but a worse demon lurks within: t...
Insurers give warranty reform a mixed reception
Insurers have given a mixed reaction to the government's recent green light for reform of the sale o...
GISC raises fears over consumer choice
The General Insurance Standards Council has expressed its concerns that proposed reporting requireme...
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Birthday wishes
The FTSE 100 celebrated its 20th anniversary this week with only two of the original 10 insurers fea...
Insurers fear environmental liability rules
Insurers have expressed concern about a compulsory environmental liability market being forced on th...
Rating agency Fitch affirms Axa group's strength
Rating agency Fitch has affirmed the Axa group's major insurance entities' Insurer Financial Strengt...
Broker Options - In the bag?
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Appointment at Hogan & Hartson
International law firm Hogan & Hartson has promoted five partners and two counsel in Europe. An addi...
ASP launches run-off service
The Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Services Providers (ASP) has announced the launch of Run-Off Solutions Ltd.
CEA attacks EU's proposals for insurance gender equality
The Comite Europeen des Assurances (CEA) has warned that proposed European Union (EU) plans to ban g...
London faces US reform
The London market needs a collective effort to help reform strict funding requirements laid down by ...
Appointment at Liberty Syndicates
Mark Butterworth has joined Liberty Syndicates as chief operating officer on the board of directors....
Gateway to the future
From health and motor liability insurance, to cancer links and business deals - an update of the changing face of the European (re)insurance market
Delegated authority costing industry
Delegated authority is costing the insurance industry millions of pounds and is now one of the bigge...
XL Re Europe opens in Paris
XL Re Europe has opened a new underwriting office in Paris. The office will deal with underwriting n...
A future in safe hands?
The financial crises that hit Latin America in recent times provide important information for the (re)insurance sector
NAIC looks at Sarbanes-Oxley
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has been helping regulators, (re)insurers...
EU bans single-hull tankers
The European Union has finalised new legislation to ban the use of single-hull oil tankers in Europe...
Arbitrate, don't litigate?
This review of a recent appeal court decision considers a potential new threat to arbitration agreements
A passport for Europe
How far off is regulation of the European reinsurance sector?