Regulation
Getting IT right
While businesses are aware of the benefits of an IT strategy, their approach is often misguided. Dan Francis warns that as IT expenditure comes under increasing scrutiny, failure to plan adequately for an IT strategy will leave the investment lacking…
View from the Top - Barry Smith, chief executive, Fortis Insurance
Damaging media coverage, such as the front-page report on employers' liability in The Times (3 Marc...
Watered-down slam for FSA
The General Insurance Standards Council has widely criticised the Financial Services Authority's pr...
International Civil Aviation Organisation to alter aviation
The International Civil Aviation Organisation was looking to alter its planned aviation insurance mu...
ABI and Biba health split
The Association of British Insurers has called upon the Financial Services Authority to reconsider ...
Seek out the bad apples
Responses to the Financial Services Authority's fundamental consultation on general insurance regul...
CILA in claims regulation call
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters repeated its call for claims services providers to be reg...
Stay in the race with succession planning
Succession planning is essential for businesses that want to prosper. Steve Newhall investigates how financial services companies can ensure they have talented individuals ready to grab the leadership baton and run with it.
FSA plans on SME market slammed
Representatives from the broking, insurance company and London market sectors were all united this ...
What the papers said this week
THE TIMES Shares in US insurance companies slipped amid reports that their own insurer, Gerling...
ABI reacts to concerns
The Association of British Insurers this week said it was reacting to concerns over late renewal no...
A healthy outlook for the market?
Public emotions can run high where health-related issues are concerned - and insurance provision has attracted perhaps more than its fair share of media attention recently. Lynn Rouse talks to Richard Walsh, head of health at the ABI, and the man with…
All tarred with the same brush
When it comes to tackling non-disclosure, the insurance industry has traditionally treated all UK policyholders as potential fraudsters, asking what many customers perceive to be unnecessary questions. Stuart Johnson suggests a more transparent approach…
Biba and GISC due to make address
The British Insurance Brokers' Association and the General Insurance Standards Council were both du...
CCTV case a catalyst for privacy laws in UK
- Case of Peck v The United Kingdom(European Court of Human Rights - 28 January 2003) In this cas...
An age-old issue
The Labour Government's promises concerning the provision of care for the elderly have had a massive impact on the sale of long-term care insurance. Sandy Johnstone looks at what this means for insurers and customers alike.
GISC gets FSA extension
The General Insurance Standards Council will not submit its response to the Financial Services Auth...
US terrorism law hits aircraft hull insurance market
The Homeland Security Act in the US, introduced in the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack...
High Court action could lead to massive compensation claims
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme could face millions in further payouts to policyholders ...
Apathy threat to industry
It is hard to believe, but despite regulation being at the top of most brokers' and insurers' agend...
A move in the right direction
The clocks are ticking as CP 166 heralds the imminent arrival of depolarisation and with it, potentially rich rewards for pro-active providers. Paul Thornton believes the process will bring the industry's offerings into sharper focus and calls for…
CP 159 and 160 response vital
According to a senior Financial Services Authority spokesman at a recent industry gathering, less t...
Egg to cut staff in Dudley
Prudential subsidiary Egg is making 10% of its Dudley call centre staff redundant and relocating a ...
Countdown to new standards
New international accounting standards will affect all aspects of (re)insurers' business. Yet Rusty Nelligan and Craig Morton see valuable opportunities for reinsurers as insurers seek better ways to manage and report exposures.