Regulation
PIA broadens horizon with name change
The Personal Injury Association has changed its name to the Claims Standards Association and broade...
Estranged Lloyd's targeted by new government body
Lloyd's has been targeted by a new government-sponsored financial services training organisation af...
People in glass houses ...
Barry Smith's View from the Top (PM, 19 June, p11) makes interesting reading and there are some exc...
Appointment at JWS Resources
JWS Resources, part of the Evergreen Group, has appointed Alastair Pascoe as senior recruitment con...
FSA outlines policy change
The Financial Services Authority's current approach to general insurance regulation, unveiled this we...
FSA: the regulator that listens
According to the Met Office, last month was the hottest on record since the heatwave of 1976. It wo...
Appointment at Magian Mutual
Magian Mutual has appointed a board of non-executive directors to run the company, following FSA au...
Culture shock
As the broking community prepares itself for statutory control for the first time in January 2005, Marcus Alcock discovers brokers' concerns.
Brokers find no 'big surprises'
Brokers have responded with enthusiasm to the Financial Services Authority's CP 187, though concerns ...
Communication is key
The process of gaining chartered status has changed for loss adjusters, from written examinations to a more extensive interview process. Chris Miller finds out what this entails for candidates.
Insurers "expect" EU exemption
The Association of British Insurers is confident insurers will be granted exemption from proposed Eur...
Appointment at UnumProvident.
UnumProvident, has appointed Andy Cross to the role of director of human resources. Previous to this...
Insurers on track for EU exemption?
The news this week that the UK insurance industry believes it is on track for an exemption from prop...
Bishop Skinner shake-up for senior staff.
Bishop Skinner Insurance Brokers has restructured its senior management in anticipation of expansion...
Golden opportunity to raise standards.
Confidence in the financial services industry was dealt a major blow by the pensions mis-selling sca...
FSA says regulatory compliance costs have risen.
The Financial Services Authority has admitted that regulatory compliance costs for UK-based banks, b...
CFA action long overdue
The Government's decision to issue a consultation paper on the issue of conditional fee agreements ...
PI code moves a step closer
A new representative claims management association, recognised by the government, is expected to ho...
New FSA rules will signal policy change
The Financial Services Authority will announce several major policy changes when it publishes its nex...
Accounting for the outsourcers
The direct regulation of outsourced service providers would lighten the regulatory burden on insurers and bring much-needed accountability to the market, argues David Brownlow.
Are you really ready for regulation?
This month's Post Magazine chief executive round table, sponsored by Accenture, focused on forthcoming Financial Services Authority regulation and sought to gauge the industry's preparedness by posing five key questions to delegates. Lynn Rouse reports.
Reweb - First seen on the Reinsurance website
Endurance Specialty of Bermuda has bought the bulk of Hart Re, the property and casualty reinsurance...
Tailor-made for profit.
Modelling marine portfolios to assess their profitability has helped marine underwriters achieve more positive returns, argues Raj Ahuja of non-life actuarial consultant EMB. The question now is how capital providers can maintain the advances that have…
Change still coming
Two years on from Reinsurance's last survey in London, market attitudes are still coloured by uncertainty. Marc Jones looks at the predictions.