Regulation
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.
Call for entries
Contacts box Entry Form: A copy of the entry form can be downloaded from the BIA website at: www...
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 ...
DVT case fails on definition
In the recent deep vein thrombosis and Air Travel Group litigation action, the first hurdle that the ...
Float on agenda, despite collapse
Reinsurance broking giant Benfield Group this week refused to rule out the possibility of floating in...
ACS future set to be sealed
The future of the fledgling Association of Claims Services will be sealed at a meeting of potential m...
Call for insurers to throw open their doors to City police
Police officers should regularly be seen inside insurance companies in the City of London, said Mike ...
Travel agency regulation: industry responses
Travel insurance intermediaries are expected to recommend that travel agents selling insurance as par...
Court battles loom over UK boardroom responsibility
UK companies need to take their social responsibilities seriously, or risk laying themselves open to ...
Oasis contract raises eyebrows
Anthony McCarroll v Statham Gill Davis (a firm) (Queen's Bench Division — 28 November 2002) ...
Focus is on enforcement as FSA boosts budget
The Financial Services Authority is stepping up action against financial companies that continually b...
There is no short cut to ACII, insists CII - despite exemptions for some...
I would like to reassure David Arimpur (ACII moves remove the shine from standards, Post Magazine, ...
Adjusting the profession
George Moss, outgoing president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, talks to Jane Bernstein about the challenges already faced by the sector and those ahead for his successor.
EC moves closer to inquiry
The European Commission was expected to move closer this week to investigating the UK government's ...
12 years ago
As the UK ramps up for a possible war against Iraq, Post Magazine looks back 12 years to January 19...
Get your house in order
With the advent of the new year, Financial Services Authority regulation is moving perceptibly closer. Gary Dixon urges brokers to lay some solid compliance foundations now in order to allow the smooth transition to the coming regime.