Regulation
What the papers said this week
Daily Mail In a measure reflecting the seriousness of the share slump, John Tiner, managing dir...
View from the Top - Andrew Briscoe, managing director, AA Insurance
The Financial Services Authority cheered us all up at the end of 2002, when it published CP160. ...
CILA opts for face-to-face
Written examinations will no longer be the only path to qualification with the Chartered Institute ...
Claims delivery is all
There are certain facts about the general insurance industry that are indisputable. One is that cla...
Beyond dispute
With more parties coming to the table, disputes in the insurance industry are becoming more complex. However, David Webster says that while the industry has taken the Woolf Reforms on board, the inclination is still to settle out of court rather than…
Incisive Training.
Are you ready for the Financial Services Authority's statutory regime and its training and competenc...
Biba caught with its trousers down by IIB
Mike Williams must enjoy being caught with his trousers down, for he was seriously underprepared to...
Opening the flood gates
A landmark flood case due to be heard by the House of Lords could allow insurers to recoup money from the water utility companies, say Christian Young and James Dingemans QC.
XL drops Winterthur name
The Bermudian (re)insurer XL Capital is further dropping the name Winterthur from the property and ca...
Backstop blues
The long wait for a federal US backstop for terrorism cover ended late last year but details of the government's new terrorism insurance programme and its implications remain unclear. Peter Chaffetz and Fred Reinke report.
The pulse is weak
Industry analysts are taking a negative view of the immediate prospects for the world's mature life and health (re)insurance markets. Janina Clark investigates.
India opens its doors
Foreign (re)assurers are steadily becoming more involved in India's life business. Oscar Smith explains why the market is so attractive.
US faces up to change
Demand for US life and health reinsurance has begun to level off but the need for economies of scale will force companies to decide whether to make acquisitions or sell up, reports Patricia Vowinkel.
Rebriefs - Loss for GE Global Insurance business.
Fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 results have confirmed General Electric's previous forecast of a $...
Rebriefs - EC announces next stage in investigation.
The European Commission (EC) has announced the next stage in its investigation into the UK governmen...
Castlewood gets Gerling work
Bermuda's Castlewood Holdings is understood to have been retained to help with the run-off of Gerli...
British Insurance Awards - Be a winner in 2003.
Now in their ninth year, the British Insurance Awards recognise the highest achievements by innovati...
German terror pool faces closure threat
It should become clearer by early this month whether the new German terror pool Extremus has a future...
Biba dismisses IIB claims over FOS
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has rubbished concerns raised by the Institute of Insuranc...
What the papers said this week
The Times - Britain's biggest insurance companies are refusing life cover for thousands of troops and...
Spanning the world for global success
Managers charged with overseeing global operations need to work hard to overcome the distance and cultural hurdles that result from working across time zones and between different regions, says Orla Leonard.
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Brokers
HealthSure National healthcare provider HealthSure has promoted Gavin Lowe to telemarketing supervis...
View from the top - Jon Pain, director of general insurance, Lloyds TSB
What does the future hold in a gloomy world? There can be no doubt that 2003 started with a sense of ...