Regulation
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.
German court approves Gerling sale
The Gerling group said it would finally sell its reinsurance operations to a company controlled by ...
Storing up trouble.
The launch of ever-larger container ships with less resistance to rolling, combined with incorrect stowage of loads, is a huge threat for marine underwriters, says Patricia Vowinkel.
Under pressure.
The marine market may have hardened but underwriters still have much to do to ensure they make a profit. Eric Alexander examines the dynamics of a difficult market.
Reinsurers fight EC solvency proposal
The European Commission (EC) is expected to consider on 2 July a draft reinsurance directive that c...
Asbestos reserve doubt
The Lloyd's market's run-off reinsurer Equitas could be reserving too little for US asbestos liabil...
EP call for Lloyd's regulation inquiry
A European Parliament (EP) committee has called for a full inquiry into the UK government's past re...
Allegations are important
Even accusations that later prove to be unfounded can be material facts, a judge recently found in ...
Australia approves terror pool scheme
Australian insurers will have to include terrorism cover in all commercial property insurance follo...
Strengthening supervision
Pressure is mounting for uniform regulation of reinsurers around the world. The first concrete steps are expected later this year and, as John Sanders reports, could be a benefit rather than a burden to most reinsurers, especially those in the London…
ERC fate still uncertain
General Electric (GE) has so far failed to settle the fate of its GE Employers Re Corp. (ERC) subsi...