Regulation
PM's reception draws top industry names
Post Magazine's 2003 Annual Parliamentary Reception was held at the House of Commons last week. The...
The real cost of capital
The UK's current economic climate is causing some problems for insurers - particularly where issues of maintaining capital and solvency are concerned. Francis Higney examines what is being done to address these problems - both in the UK and in Europe.
Aviation insurance: Troika waits in wings
Last week's meeting of EU transport ministers in Brussels sanctioned the idea of government-backed ...
Chancellor announces appointment of chairman of the FSA
The Chancellor Gordon Brown this week formerly announced the appointment of Callum McCarthy as chai...
Collins Solicitors lodges an appeal
Collins Solicitors has lodged an appeal against the high court decision that found against claimant...
Courts Bill indicates compromise
The government last week opened the door to compromise over its plans in the Courts Bill to introdu...
"No logic" in relating indemnity to broker size
Geoff Foster Taylor suggests personal lines brokers should be subject to lower requirements than th...
Lloyd's set to go into profit
Lloyd's was finally expected to unveil record profits of over £1.5bn for 2002 this week, after five...
Communicate: Smee is clear on FSA fault
I could not agree more with the comments by Paul Smee, director general of the Association of Indep...
Woolf fails to bite on costs
The introduction of the Woolf reforms some three years ago, to speed up what had become a cumbersome set of procedures, saw massive upheaval for the UK's civil justice system. However, for insurers, reality has not matched aspirations, says Marcus Alcock.
High state of alert
As fears grow across the aviation sector, following heightened political tension around the world, risk management and loss prevention have become vital. Eric Alexander examines the latest initiatives to combat the exposures.
Appointment at Aon
Aon has launched a new risk management consulting operation in Switzerland - IRMG (Switzerland). Th...
ABI acts to clean up payment protection
Consistent Interpretations - a new initiative from the Association of British Insurers - has this w...
View from the Top - Pierre Lefevre, chairman and chief executive
By the time you reach middle age, they say, you have the face you deserve. Our industry has man...
Facing up to the liability question
The Association of British Insurers is firmly focused on finding some sort of solution to the employers' liability crisis. Anthony Gould talks to John Parker, head of general insurance, about where the industry is now and where it wants to be.
Insurers unprepared for EU rules
Listed insurers are ill-prepared for the introduction of new accounting standards, which will force t...
Small insurers face biggest asbestos risk
Small specialist insurance companies will be the most affected by asbestos losses - not the big pla...
Over 1000 brokers set to quit ahead of FSA regime
Over a thousand brokers are expected to disappear before the onset of the new Financial Services Auth...
Europe wants mixed cover for satellite system
The European Union (EU) is today likely to take the next step towards setting up a global satellite n...
Ugandans back first domestic reinsurer
A new domestic Ugandan reinsurer could be doing non-life business by the end of the year, after att...
A little discipline goes a long way
It is now time for insurance companies to take positive action. With the dramatic increase in risks - and claims - the industry must ensure its product is priced at the right level and that risk management is pushed high up on the agenda, says Rachel…
The dragon stirs
With colossal growth forecast for the Chinese (re)insurance market, and post-WTO liberalisation opening up the country, foreign (re)insurers ignore China at their peril, warns Dr Kai-Uwe Schanz.
Rebriefs - Moody's downgrades Copenhagen Re
Rating agency Moody's has downgraded from 'Caa2' (very poor) to 'Ca' (extremely poor) its financial...
Gerling faces crisis over reinsurer sale
The future of the crisis-hit reinsurance operations of the Gerling (re)insurance group of Germany h...