Regulation
FSA rules signal focus on corporate capital
Corporate capital will come under the spotlight as a result of plans by the Financial Services Auth...
Commentary - Procedural costs update
The cases below provide an update on aspects of Civil Procedure Rules Parts 36 and 20. In the r...
Insurer extends CSC deal
Liverpool Victoria has renewed its deal with Computer Sciences Corporation for the Colossus persona...
Panels can hinder performance
It was vital insurers recognise the range of people who have a contribution to make to delivering a...
Appointment at Zurich
Richard Bruce has been appointed compliance manager, responsible for all compliance and agency aspe...
Outgoing Davies criticises EU mediation directive.
Post Magazine reports from last week's Association of British Insurers conference, which was held in Westminster.
Insurers give in "too easily" over claims.
Insurers are still willing to give in "too early and too readily" on claims, according to Digby Jone...
Playing by the same rules.
The Association of British Insurers' dismay at proposals to bring Lloyd's UK business within the rem...
Sensible spreading of risks is best advice to architects with panel
The comment piece, Exploding panel myths (Post Magazine, 3 April), regarding the decision in Sahib F...
Appointment at ISO.
US-based property and liability risk firm Insurance Services Office has promoted Kevin B Thompson to...
Point of View - Mark Hodges, finance director, Norwich Union.
The waiting is over, with the publication of CP174, we now know the core elements of what it will ta...
EL market: fears of failure mount.
All the major employers' liability insurers have held board room discussions about exiting the marke...
FSA: direct or not insurers decide.
Post Magazine reports from the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters' 41st annual general meeting, which was held in Warwickshire last week.
CILA to review employers' role.
CILA plans to review how to "shed the vestiges of the last century" and "best position itself to rep...
Regulation: one year and counting.
Wednesday 14 May Victoria Park Plaza, London The clock is ticking. Full scale statutory regulat...
Interim expertise on tap.
Insurers and brokers may sometimes find they need the skills of an expert for a short period, but do not want to take on a salaried staff member. This is when they can tap into the valuable interim management pool, says Justin Whitehouse.
Lloyd's and Prudential congratulated over government campaign.
Lloyd's and Prudential have been congratulated on the steps they have taken to reduce carbon emissio...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Peter Hubbard seemed to be cutting it fine this week at the Association of British Insurers conferen...
The right man for the PPI job
Roger Alexander's extensive knowledge of the payment protection industry sees him well placed for driving up standards in the sector. Lynn Rouse finds out how.
Chief industry concerns
The Association of British Insurers this week reveals the findings of its first survey of UK insurance company chief executive officers on the state of the market and their hopes and fears for the future. Anthony Gould reports.
Plane sailing for travel regulation?
All eyes are on the travel industry, as questions surrounding its incorporation in the soon-to-be-implemented regulation of general insurance sales arise once more. The changes should be seen as an opportunity to boost the credibility of the sector,…
Keep the claims wheels turning
Post-Woolf, there has been a demand for faster turnaround of insurance cases. As a result, forensic accountants have become an important - if expensive - cog in the process of investigating and resolving suspect claims. Richard Adams reports.
It takes all sorts
The insurance industry includes a wide variety of professional expertise, and as FSA regulation rapidly approaches, there is some confusion about which will be included and which will not. Hugo Cranmore looks at the problems this is causing.
What the papers said this week
The Independent The US author Gore Vidal is suing five insurance firms, including Lloyd's of Lo...