Regulation
Appointment at GE Employers Re
GE Employers Re (GE ERC) has appointed Steven Kelner (right) as its global reserving actuary for pr...
Image under attack
Bermuda's reputation, a primary international asset, is under siege. Roger Crombie examines the main threats.
Losses generate a sinking feeling
Marine underwriters attending the International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) conference in New ...
Rebuilding gets under way
As the extent of the erosion of the (re)insurance market's capital base becomes clear, Thomas Holzheu and Kurt Karl of Swiss Re examine the evidence to date and assess the market's efforts to return to profitability.
Gerling Global Re to withdraw from non-life reinsurance
Gerling Global Re this week confirmed it is to withdraw from non-life reinsurance and set up a new ...
FSA modifies rules
The Financial Services Authority has modified its rules for independent financial advisers related to...
Compliance Institute will stand up and be counted in FSA dealings
With reference to your news story Industry calls for one body to deal with FSA (Post Magazine, 3 Oc...
TAG blast as profits hit £17.8m
The Accident Group, the claims management company at the centre of the English v Clipson test case ...
Prudential chief exec to meet Amicus
Mark Wood, chief executive of Prudential's UK business, is due to meet union Amicus on Friday follo...
Industry should join forces at times of crisis
The UK insurance industry, loss adjusters and other service suppliers were urged to join forces at ...
Lloyd's launches claims centre
Lloyd's has opened a claims mediation centre to provide the London market with direct access to a c...
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View from the Top - Duncan Boyle, chief executive, Royal & Sun Alliance UK
It is now over nine months since the Treasury announced that regulation of general insurance will b...
ABI set to fight travel opt-out
The Association of British Insurers is determined to fight its corner, following the government's consultation paper on regulation, as Katharine Braddick explains.
Travel agents' case is clear
The government may allow travel agents to fall outside the scope of general insurance sales regulation, to the dismay of the Consumers' Association and insurers. Riccardo Nardi puts the travel agents' case.
Penny Black's insurance week
Lloyd's has refuted speculation circulating the Xchanging conference this week that it is having pr...
Enterprise gets rocky ride
The House of Lords looks set to press ahead with amendments to the government's troubled and wide-r...
Storm clouds gather
The storms that battered much of Britain over the weekend, which claimed at least nine lives and ca...
How the land lies
The current insurance landscape is one of high-profile losses, mounting shareholder pressure and regulatory constraint. Noel Goddard takes a look at the view and wonders how insurers can get their pricing and risk management right.
Terror delay fails to slow US renewal talks
Continuing uncertainty over legislation to create a federal backstop for terrorism insurance in the U...
Employers and insurers lobby MPs over liability
Post Magazine's Liability Watch campaign moved to Parliament this week, as the Engineering Employers'...
Regulation news: The who, how and when of regulation
The Treasury's consultation process on general insurance regulation, which began this week and will end on 31 January 2003, will determine who and which activities will be subject to statutory regulation.
Regulation news: Travel opposition united
Thousands of consumers will be left "open to abuse" if the insurance industry and other interested pa...
The case for structured payouts
Andrew Pieri looks at the pros and cons of structured settlements for both insurers and claimants.