Regulation
Appointment at GE Employers Reinsurance
GE Employers Reinsurance has taken on Steven Kelner as global reserving actuary for the global proper...
Marine hull insurance rates likely to rise
Marine hull insurance rates are likely to rise further as a result of $750m (£483m) of recent hull lo...
Commercial property insurer opens services to the French market
Commercial property insurer Affiliated FM has opened its products and services up to the French marke...
LSE study finds directors fail to understand risks
Despite an increasingly aggressive regulatory environment, UK company directors have little or no i...
Pru faces unions
Union pressure to prevent Prudential's planned call centre exportation to India has been stepped up...
Water sport sites could face water quality checks
Water sites used for sport and recreation could be facing similar water quality checks to those for...
SOFA welcomes new FSA proposals
The Society of Financial Advisers has welcomed the inference in the Financial Service Authority's f...
Discrimination fears
The government must introduce legislation to prevent genetic discrimination by insurers, argues Dr Helen Wallace
Insurers' rights
Customers with genetic knowledge should share it with their insurance companies, believes Phil Brown, rather than relying on others to subsidise them.
Commentary - DVT questions spark new studies
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot forms within a deep vein, usually in the lower ...
CSG reforms: can Lloyd's now deliver?
Proposed reforms at Lloyd's have been under attack in recent months but, two revisions later, they are ready for implementation. Marcus Alcock examines both the support and the opposition.
Speak with one voice
Last week, Post Magazine reported a groundswell of support for a united voice - representing both i...
CEO revelations on regulatory regime
Last week's PM chief executive round table, sponsored by Accenture, saw representatives from across the industry hotly debating issues surrounding statutory regulation and the Financial Services Authority. Lynn Rouse reports.
EU calls for end to government airline aid
European union finance ministers have called an end to government aid to EU airlines on 31 October,...
Canada Life cuts back but salesforce saved
Canada Life is closing its 198-strong UK life and pensions salesforce following a decision to reduc...
Film case focuses on estoppel type - HIH Casualty & General Insurance
(Court of Appeal - 31 July 2002) This was an appeal concerning an alleged waiver of a breach of w...
Insurers face risk factor
As the Financial Services Authority launches its assessments of the insurance industry, it may not like what it finds, says Dr Tim Wright
Through the internet maze with Richard Griffiths
There is not a great deal to this site, but it is very well designed. The company is a broker s...
Organisation for Economic Co-operation sets up formal system
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has set up a formal system to enable reg...
Insurance industry must not hold back top level talent on training
Clearly, Nicola Burdett (Call for fast-track training, Post Magazine, 12 September, p12) feels frus...
G-Risk claims Equitas may face liquidation
Equitas, the company established to reinsure and run-off the pre-1993 liabilities of Lloyd's Names,...
Hull losses will force rates higher, says JHC
Marine hull insurance rates are likely to rise further as a result of $750m of recent hull losses, sa...
Capital shortages will sustain price rises, says Swiss Re
Non-life insurance prices will continue rising for longer than in previous insurance industry cycles ...
OECD beefs up reinsurer monitoring
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has set up a formal system to enabl...