Regulation
View from the Top - Paul Glen, managing director, QBE European Company Operations
Mixed reactions have met the Department of Work and Pensions' recent review of employers' liability...
Regulation: cost and gain
The cost of ensuring compliance with the Financial Services Authority regulations is hitting every ...
Staying afloat
The collapse of Independent Insurance has led brokers across the UK to become far more aware of solvency and stability issues, as Mira Butterworth reports.
Scotland v England: a rules resolution
Toby Seton gives Scotland's new rules for personal injury actions their close up. How do they compare to those in England?
CEA: general insurance performs better than life
The European general insurance market has outstripped the life market in terms of growth for the se...
Penny Black's insurance week
One can tell summer is coming given the amount of Pimms-induced gossip circulating the market at th...
Brokers get round the table
Regulation, insurer solvency, risk aversion, skills shortages and technology are the hot topics for...
ABI rejects no-fault route to EL reform
The Association of British Insurers has rejected the implementation of a no-fault employers' liabil...
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...