Regulation
Food sector tackles risk
New risk management guidance designed to reduce fire losses within the food industry has been welco...
Groupama appoints new financial director
Groupama Insurances in the UK has appointed Emmanuel Tessier as its new financial director. He join...
CFA breaches call for action.
Breaches of provisions set out in the Conditional Fee Agreement Regulations 2000 seem to be on the increase.
What the papers said this week
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Egg, Prudential's online banking subsidiary, has made a poor start in France...
The BIBA close to finishing its response
The British Insurance Brokers Association is close to finishing its response to the Financial Servi...
The science of compliance
With the Financial Services Authority's new regulatory regime fast approaching, Richard Adams warns it is imperative brokers get their heads round the compliance issue - if they haven't already.
Appointment at Belfor
Andy Shorland has been promoted to operations centre manager of Belfor's Bristol branch. He origina...
Cornhill Insurance changes its legal name
Cornhill Insurance has changed its legal name to Allianz Cornhill Insurance, with the Cornhill shie...
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
This is a brand new website for a brand new insurance product. Despite the name, the policy is aime...
22 years ago
Some things never change. Royal & Sun Alliance last year failed to get a rights issue off the groun...
Joint Hull Committee warns rate increases may not be enough
Lloyd's Joint Hull Committee has warned that recent rate increases may not be enough to return hull...
Computer Sciences Corp predicts increase in IT security
IT consultancy Computer Sciences Corporation has predicted a strong increase in demand for IT secur...
Fair and square over care
With the increasingly colossal amounts of money involved in catastrophic injury claims, establishing the level of care necessary and who should foot the care bill - a large part of the damages awarded - is vitally important, says Philip Tracey.
Insurance focus as jobs axed
IT consultancy Michaelhouse is set to wind up its non-insurance business. The company said it plann...
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny feels somewhat sorry for those boys and girls on the financial side of PR firm Weber Shandwic...
Full implications not yet appreciated
General insurance brokers do not yet appreciate the full implications of the new regulatory regime ...
Claims: FSA plays hardball
Insurance companies could face fines or alternative disciplinary action unless they improve their cur...
FSA must not penalise charity
Regulating insurance strives to alleviate risk for the consumer, but David Hoyle wonders if is it a catch-22 situation, as the FSA's plans could actually reduce rather than increase access to affordable insurance for some sections of society.
Holmans launches online binding system
Lloyd's broker Holmans has launched a web-based binding authority administration system for underwr...
Lloyd's faces Volvo claim as vehicle carrier sinks
The UK Protection & Indemnity Club could face a payout of £65m as insurer of the Bahamas-registered...
DWP's review findings to get spring airing
The results of the Department of Work and Pensions employers' liability review, mentioned by the Ch...
The strain in Spain
The Spanish life market is currently experiencing growth, however, profitability is under great strain - mainly due to past performance and falling equities. Rainer Helfenstein explains the reasons behind the state of the sector.
CFA: time for negotiations
Many insurers are blaming the no win, no fee industry for the ramping of compensation costs. Mark Langford believes it is time they came to the negotiating table.
Feeling the heat
Along with the liability crisis, regulation, flooding and long-tail losses, the hot topic this year has been the fall in investment returns, which has hit capacity in the market hard and seen underwriters burnt. Hugo Cranmore examines how the industry…